I could go through the “14 signs” of fascism, but if anyone isn’t convinced now, will they ever be? Has everyone forgotten what it felt like the day after the election, just over a year ago? So, given that the Republicans and their demented dotard are taking us ever more swiftly into fascism, one can only conclude that any accommodation of them in earnest on the part of the Democrats is appeasement. And we know how that goes.
Let’s be clear: no member of Congress should sit politely through the state of the union address “out of respect for the office.” That is accepting fascism. Anyone who so much as applauds briefly at mention of something passing positive remark or at the end of the speech is directly and literally applauding fascism.
Boycott. Object. Protest. Raise your voice, raise a ruckus, raise freedom, equality, and democracy.
Fight fascism.
Or surrender. Appease. Through inaction, empower evil. By risking nothing, risk everything.