Today is a good day to remember that authoritarianism is not inevitable, overthrowing fascists is possible, and good things can still happen.

[nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social]

@evacide The best thing about that is they managed to vote him out *despite* a system that is similarly keyed to keep such people in power. The key difference is they actually frigging did it instead of declaring the alternative wasn't good enough so didn't deserve their vote and staying home on election day.

[ajaykaul10@mstdn.social]

@evacide Agree. But it's also easy to identify the authoritarians early.
https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP90-DictatorshipPhysics.mp3

[anolandria@mastodon.social]

@nazokiyoubinbou @evacide Maybe their alternative was offering positive change and not continued murder of children.

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@evacide
We need tens of thousands to march on DC....not Jan 6th style either.

[athinkerinnature@mastodon.social]

@evacide
here's an article about authoritarianism and its fear-based nature that may be of interest to the discussion. To prevent it effectively, one has to understand the pressures making it attractive in the first place.

https://athinkerinnature.substack.com/p/xi-jinping-in-service-of-certainty

[athinkerinnature@mastodon.social]

@evacide
and here is what is needed of us to revitalize democracy and freedom in this day and age. Crucial reads:
https://athinkerinnature.substack.com/p/revitalizing-democracy-for-the-21st

[csolisr@hub.azkware.net]

At a certain point though, it requires risking life and liberty at massive scale to tilt back to normal. And the tyrants of the world can easily make that never happen, by manipulating the means of communication and entertainment.

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@evacide

The fascist fossil fuel oligarchs who funded Viktor Orban's regime ...

... be worried, be very, very worried.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/orban-oligarchs-on-edge-hungary-wealth-tax-peter-magyar

https://www.dw.com/en/operation-purgatory-magyar-moves-to-demolish-orban-system/a-77726207

https://www.euractiv.com/news/hungarian-oligarch-cracks-as-pressure-mounts-on-orbans-elite/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/viktor-orban-associates-wealth-hungary-election

https://vsquare.org/goulash-with-orban-out-oligarchs-try-to-protect-assets-the-dirty-secret-of-hungarys-chad-mission/

https://www.ft.com/content/70c20ff6-9778-4f97-902b-d3c859b59339
https://archive.is/wQkkT

Trump's corrupt oligarchs are next.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/13/business/musk-trillionaire-government-tesla-spacex

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/13/doge-musk-trump-deposition-videos-chatgpt/

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/04/01/musk-trump-tech-oil-oligarchs/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-jr-subpoena

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/rashida-tlaib-fighting-billionaire-oligarchs

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/trump-baku-iran-irgc/

[mannanan@mas.to]

@anolandria @nazokiyoubinbou @evacide

Well, you still got it plus a lot more awful things, so, how'd that work out for you?

[nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social]

@Mannanan @evacide Just block and report IMO. They're using the exact bad faith BS that came from the bots/right/etc used to convince people to not vote and get us where we are today.