It says a lot about how deeply Trump has radicalized the Republican party that you can find plenty of pics of GWB buddying around with former Democratic Presidents but none of GWB buddying around with Trump.
IANAHistorian, and defer to @mindysan33, but it seems that up to 1930’s it was almost a generational thing to slide toward authoritarianism and then course correct. After WWII, the economy was too good, due to all the others being pretty much flattened, and the memory of fascism too fresh, for them to gain a foothold for a while. That has obviously faded now. So, no, I don’t think we can promise that this one will end it for good. But we can deal with the one in front of us right now, then try to make it less likely that it will rise again. Best I can think to offer?
My brother just told me he hopes Harris loses. I feel physically ill.
I have the great privilege of having no MAGAts in my immediate family. Even my libertarian sister hates him. Couple of distant cousins, but none that speak to the rest of us. I hope things pan out with no drama, but not sure how realistic that is.
My sister doesn’t post a lot of explicit pro-Trump stuff (but the signs are there), but a few days ago she put this up:
So sorry. Family sucks sometimes. In my case it’s the in-laws. I can’t reconcile how Kiddo’s grandparents can rationalize their votes with loving and wanting a decent future for their granddaughter.
ETA regarding Guy Fawkes Day: burn the patriarchy to the ground, starting today. Best b’day present for Kiddo today
He’d make a lousy chiropractor.
I am so anxious today and praying it’s a big blue wave.
I’m a member of r/KamalaHarris and there are tons of posts there from Republicans who are crossing party lines to vote Democrat for the first time this year. There are a lot of people posting that they got their elderly parent out to vote. One person created a burner account to get some tips for voting blue even though her controlling, evangelical husband and his parents are putting a lot of religious pressure on her to vote for Trump.
I’m hopeful that despite how the party affiliations are breaking with early voting that enough people are voting secretly against their family’s wishes or are crossing to the blue side that Demoncrats will take this one home.
The Harris rallies are so full of energy and at the Trump ones, everyone seems so bored. But, there we won’t know until all the votes are tallied.
If you haven’t voted, please do!!!
Right? Until of course they leave, halfway through his seemingly unending stream of bilious blather.
Anyway, thanks for the hope-inspiring field work!
Sounds like… oh maybe Iran.
Gilead was based on Christofascist wet dreams. When fascism comes for the US, it will come wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross, or something to that effect.
Wrapped around a flag, kissing it. 
Just waking up here. May the force be with us all.
