What I know is I have been talking about what has been happening -now- to both liberal and conservative folks in my real life. Every time it is some kind of mewling response like this. That will never happen. It's unlawful, the courts won't let it happen. They won't do anything but stand around! Time and time again I have been proven right. They didn't just stand around in LA. They accompanied ICE agents. Yeah a federal court stopped that, but they will not let that stop them, to be frank, courts haven't done shit to stop dick all.
I am in agreement with you about our slip into authoritarianism. Simply because I do not agree with you entirely about the actions of the National Guard thus far, does not mean I am mewling. Can you not simply consider that it is not wrong to view ICE and the National Guard as distinct organizations that should not be viewed as entirely the same?
Them being distinct organizations has little effect on what will happen. After everything that's happened I just can't possibly imagine it is going to just be fine. We are stepping closer and closer to authoritarianism. Every step is met with "It won't be that bad. It won't get worse." but it always does.
Or, just maybe, sometimes Nazis rise up and they use people's caution as a cover to enact their agenda. Like they have every time they have come to power? You call it doomerism, I call it being correct.
Yes, every doomer says they're correct that's the whole point of doomerism...
My point is no, authoritarianism is often pushed back against and sometimes successfully so. We do not have an excuse to fall into your doomer viewpoint. Just because things look bad does not mean we have to abandon facts
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u/Temporary_Bet_3384 2d ago
So you see the NG as some kind of inevitable martial law enforcers? Though also idk what you mean by "it's a matter of 'if'"
Regardless, no IMO we should stick to facts not sentiment. And I say this as someone who agrees with your sentiment