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Some people are scared of what trump et al might do.
by bloopernova 2y ago
Some people are scared of what trump et al might do.
- taylodl 2y agoThey'll do what we allow them to get away with. The quote "the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" applies here. Trump is revealing who these people really are.
- Gualdrapo 2y agoSaw yesterday a post on Reddit where someone proposes to change "et al" to "and gang" in academia. I think that would fit here much better.
- bloopernova 2y agoYeah, you're right. It would fit better but it's too late to edit the comment :/
- krapp 2y agoYes. What we're seeing here, and with Facebook and other platforms explicitly allowing racism and companies rolling back DEI, etc, is compliance in advance. It's a common fear response to authoritarianism. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given.