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Diary of an Angry Liberal: The Election [1]

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Date: 2025-06-07

I wrote this before Trump took office. I am even angrier now.

The Election

So the fascists won. We were told it would be close, but I thought Harris would win. The blame game has been lit. Everybody’s take is probably wrong and mine is too. Like everybody else’s take mine makes me feel good. I think there is only one thing to blame, the voters. You could claim incumbent parties lost across the globe, the Democrats could have offered the working class something,(I don’t know what that would be) we could be kinder and gentler to republicans when they spout ignorant bigoted shit, or the campaign could have been more sympathetic to peoples financial troubles. Biden could have decided not to run, but would another milquetoast Pol, even if it was a white guy, do much better? None of that would have mattered. The Democrats are not going to offer the voters what they want. The leftist are the only ones with a solution for the Democrats loss that might work. Offer the voters a leftist authoritarian alternative to fascism.

My favorite theory about why people went for Trump is they’re bigoted fascists but can’t admit it, so they say it is was their “economic anxiety “ or immigration.

America is not a conservative leaning nation. If that were true, they would have voted for the conservative party. They would have voted for the party that respects traditions, makes reasonable policy proposals, respects the rule of law, and is willing to compromise. The Democratic party’s reputation is shit among republicans, but it’s not much better with independents and a lot of democrats. We can’t sell them what they don’t want to buy. America leans reactionary fascist.

I have always thought that the play authoritarians would use is that at some point during the transition they take over the media. I believed it would be difficult to achieve for Republicans. I thought press was too wide spread and disjointed to be able to take it over quickly. But the press is a business, and the most of the owners are business fascists. They’re more than halfway there.

I will not disown my Trump supporting friends and family. Where I would draw the line is never fuck a fascist. Best to keep them incels. They will probably be happier that way. They wouldn’t be content if they were not bitching about something.

I don’t know how I may react to Trump voters negatively affected by fascist actions. I think it would be counter productive to add insult to injury, but I am not sure I will feel charitable to those who have subjected us to this. For now, they couldn’t get fucked enough to satisfy my desire for schadenfreude.

I fear people will like the fascism. It’s what they wanted after all. If that is the case, then we will all be fascists.

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