Trump is backed by billionaires whose new model for America is a bunch of distributed states, with different areas that are ruled by those billionaires who will become monarchs.
That's what the Behind the Bastards episode on Curtis Yarvin said.
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Isn’t this just… feudalism
Yes, but add Techno to the front in the worst way possible.
It's way cooler if you add techno to the beginning of all the things. Technofeudalism. Technogarchy (ok maybe not that one). Technofascism.
Technoligarchy was RIGHT THERE
Damnit lol
It was so right there, that my brain autocorrected their comment to read as such.
Technoautocorrect
Technoguillotines
See? That's badass
Imagine feudalism but with modern surveillance, propaganda and technology.
America is in for a rough decade.
Only a decade?
I watched CBS or some outfit like that try to interview Curtis and dig deeper on the guy.
And all I could think is - JFC, the right is terrible at finding someone with even a smidge of coherent thinking. Curtis Yarvin is exactly the type of dipshit I thought he might be given what I was hearing about the guy. I remember way back when, Sam Harris interviewed that other total dumbass masquerading as some kind of vanguard for rightwing intellectualism: Jordan Peterson. And watching Curtis was a lot like that - a total hot mess and just infuriating to watch/listen to.
All I could think about either of them is - just who the fuck is worshipping these assholes? They both come off like incoherent dumbfucks that apparently didn't learn or understand critical thinking, don't really seem to understand anything about philosophy (but sure claim to) and generally come off as someone maybe a freshman during a bong session might consider very deep, but just faceplant when confronted by anyone with even a modicum of understanding of these things - see Jordan Peterson's recent bellyflop when "debating" those atheists. Holy fuck is he an idiot.
Curtis somehow seems even stupider than Jordan Peterson.
Yes it's called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
And most of the strings for it at this point are being pulled by Peter Thiel
It's the hunger games version of the USA
Corporate feudalism.
Its just fucken Cyberpunk 2020 except theres no cool cyborg parts.
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It’s already authoritarianism.
Not a step towards it. We’re already there. I don’t get this reluctance to call a spade a spade until someone’s using it to shovel dirt on the commenter having already dug the grave with it in their presence.
Capitalists always thinking "I better leave a back door open here in case this turns into an opportunity..."
this video puts it amazingly:
The south bank of the Rubicon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFdwfNh5vs
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So what are we going to DO about it?
Sit back and ask the question on the internet!
The most honest answer out there.
Can someone explain to me these little self-flagellation parties (edit: meaning the replies below, not the root level comment I’m replying to) that seem to appear with every other dystopian headline in this community?
I mean like this mopey circlejerk right here, with Americans unironically declaring “no one is doing anything!” when literally every day brings more news from the hundreds of large active US protests which lately have been maturing as the fash behaves predictably. Even if that weren’t the case, isn’t the obvious solution to “be the change” or are we not doing basic grassroots work anymore?
This shit is really persistent on lemmy, like some kind of self-affirming narrative to excuse inaction, or maybe doomerist/accelerationist propaganda, or some other internet koolaid I’m too offline to understand.
But I want to know how to get the disillusioned circlejerkers plugged into local efforts. The boots on the ground reality of the work being done, not to mention all the preparation leading up to this phase, seems like it’s right in front of them yet they can’t/won’t see it. We really need all the help we can get.
And on a personal level, it’s getting hard to watch them on here whining that no one is doing anything, high-fiving each other for admitting they’re also not doing anything, and other one-downsman-ship type behaviors, because a bunch of people have been busting ass out here for a while and like, if you don’t want to or can’t help, fine. But then you don’t get to complain on the internet that we’re not doing enough.
You two are saying the same thing. The little people are putting in all the resistance work right now, and we’re calling on leadership to join us. They haven’t yet, so we will keep applying pressure. It’s not defeatist at all, you seem to be projecting your own emotions there.
Yes I wasn’t referring to the comment I replied to, but rather all the replies below it. I can see how that might be confusing so I’ll clarify the comment.
Regardless, you’ve probably seen better examples of what I’m talking about, and if you have any ideas, I’m all ears.
Looks like Los Angeles is doing it, maybe NY and DC could too.
The same thing that has been done since the start of the regime.
Nothing!
Newsom already sent a stern letter, and now he's posted a TWEET? This is getting serious now...
In fairness, he's announced he will sue Trump and that presumably takes time.
The situation might be a little more urgent than who can win a 5 year long lawsuit. That’s like trying to deal with a house fire by filing insurance paperwork. Yeah, it needs to be done, but it’s hardly the only or most pressing thing to do.
A judge may issue a stay potentially reversing Trump’s order sending in troops. Yes it may eventually be overturned, but those orders do succeed in delaying things when it comes to future military actions. The delay is still useful.
California AG filed suit earlier today
Too bad dems already let him stack the courts, including SCOTUS.
He did just announce that the state should withhold all federal taxes.
If he actually does it good, but also buckle up boys
He'll SLAM Trump next!
Step towards? No. We’re well past the line. This is authoritarianism, but without a major revolution of some kind, it is going to worse. Much, much worse.
Issuing a strongly-worded statement, that'll show 'em
He should go a step further and publicly call for Trump's arrest, followed with a list of charges.
What would he even be arrested for? All this is something created entirely by donvict and his POS minions like Stephen Miller.
According to Trump? Because Newsom ran for governor. Literally what he said.
Criminal Democraticship.
Felony NotbeingRepublican.
Aggravated refusal to lick boots.
Something like that
There will be more governors that Trump calls for to be arrested.
Some of you lemmy users really are keyboard warriors. I understand your frustration with what’s going on but your call for violence just shows you don’t actually care about people’s lives. The people of California are just numbers to you.
Even though California is the symbol of liberalism, it is still one of the largest populations of conservatives in the country. Newsome has a duty to all residents of the state, not just liberals. All out civil war is not a decision to make so lightly.
If you feel so strongly feel free to get off Lemmy and go fight. I really feel the same people calling for him to do more are the same people who voted 3rd party. Just an utter lack of any critical thinking.
Repeal your anti 2a laws so your residents can defend themselves, California. The actions of POTUS are clear and present threats
Politicians pointing out Trumps "Authoritarianism" are dumb and complicit... dont just criticize, do something. LEAD.
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