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Just another day in the police state.
by potatototoo99 1y ago
Just another day in the police state.
- blurbleblurble 1y agoIt's unsettling how quickly things are escalating.
- falcor84 1y agoIndeed, these past few years have really recontextualized The Handmaid's Tale for me from an alternative history fantasy to an almost run of the mill "20 minutes into the future" fiction.
- cestith 1y agoAtwood didn’t write it as a possible dystopian future. Every facet of the story takes place somewhere in the world right now. She has pointed this out herself on social media.
- potato3732842 1y agoQuickly? They've been doing this stuff to anyone that dares cross them for as long as I've been alive.
- y-curious 1y agoI'm not sure this has anything to do with the current president. This type of cowboy judge shit has been happening for decades, we just rarely hear about it.
- croes 1y agoHe is also a former President
- encrux 1y agoNothing about this was quick. 2015 was the first time we had an increase in authoritarianism in the public debate. Project 2025 was announced in 2023.
- bigfishrunning 1y agoThe patriot act was a pretty major increase in authoritarianism in 2001. We've been on this particular slippery slope since the start of the cold war.
- blurbleblurble 1y agoFair point. Just noting that we're in the middle of a blitz.
- flanked-evergl 1y ago[flagged]