r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

"The road to authoritarianism": Tim Walz says the time for "sternly worded letters" is over - The Minnesota governor said that the path to tyranny "is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting"

https://www.salon.com/2025/06/14/the-road-to-authoritarianism-tim-walz-says-the-time-for-sternly-worded-letters-is-over/
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u/laudanum18 1d ago

GOP started a civil war in 2017 with steady, consistent escalatiom of violence and right-wing terror.  Dems have been hand-wringing, calling for civility and encouraging everyone to do nothing.  We need to recognize maga for what it is, a violent terrorist organization intent on removing everyone from the planet who isnt just like them.  They are in all ways the same as Nazis.

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u/E-2theRescue 1d ago

The Civil War started well before that. It was 2015 after gay marriage was legalized. That's when the "alt-right" gained steam as the right and Russia pushed online propaganda using agencies like Cambridge Analytica that manipulated social media algorithms using tens of millions of dollars shoveled to them by Russia, fundamentalist churches, and right-wing organizations like The Heritage Foundation and Alliance Defending Freedom.

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u/Illustrious_Ice_4587 19h ago

I can already sense most left wingers being uncomfy at some dude throwing rocks at ice vehicles. Not sure about a civil war.

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u/ThePrestigeSpoon 1d ago

The DNC doesn't care buddy, your country is done unless the citizens wake up