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    Getting a lot of miles out of this paragraph with the trump regime:

    This process of continuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, but to books, periodicals, pamphlets, posters, leaflets, films, sound-tracks, cartoons, photographs – to every kind of literature or documentation which might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance. Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. In this way every prediction made by the Party could be shown by documentary evidence to have been correct, nor was any item of news, or any expression of opinion, which conflicted with the needs of the moment, ever allowed to remain on record. All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.

    1984

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    Common dreams should be willing to say “goverment censors” are being brought in to erase history.

    Doge was at its heart a censorship program.

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    If the Smithsonian complies, they can forget me ever purchasing one of their learning kits ever again.

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    First thing, change the sign up front to “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” so people will know they’re going to see a mix of facts with some crazy make-believe bullshit.

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    Who cares. The Smithsonian already lost all its credibility when they sucked Trump’s dick regarding the impeachment display.

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        “more” detail? You mean “modified” detail?

        "The word “alleged” was added to the text about Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, changing the sentence, “The charges focused on the president’s solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election…” to, “The charges focused on the president’s alleged solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election and defiance of Congressional subpoenas. Trump was acquitted in January 2020.”

        More significant changes were made to the description of the second 2021 impeachment. Specifically, the phrases “repeated ‘false statements’” and “‘encouraged ‒ and foreseeably resulted in ‒ imminent lawless action at the Capitol’” were removed when discussing Trump’s involvement in Jan. 6."

        They changed the display to make daddy trump happy.

        Iin case you missed it, this is the how much spine the Smithsonian has:

        Fuck the Smithsonian.

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      The Smithsonian is not a business, and gets over 60% their funds from the govt.

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        I don’t give a fuck. They’re cowards and bootlickers if they change displays because it hurts somebody’s feelings.

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          The Smithsonian has to follow orders, even if they don’t want to because it would mean cutting their funding or ending up freezing it.

          There should be an amendment that protects the Smithsonian from this without the risk of having its funds frozen.

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            I thought we decided no one “has to” follow orders in 1945.

            Refuse and make them drag you out screaming. Throw a shit fit. Stand up for something for once in your fucking lives, it’s not that hard. I had some dude claiming to be with ice asking for one of my students, I told him to go talk to the campus police. Did I get fired? No. Was I dragged away? Also no. Having more than a toothpick for a spine isn’t that hard.

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              The fact that so many people here (a generally left leaning space) are still trying to use it as an excuse says so much about the state of our education system.

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            The Smithsonian has to follow orders, even if they don’t want to because it would mean cutting their funding or ending up freezing it.

            As a museum, if they’re more willing to “follow orders” than they are to present actual fact, they fucking deserve to have every penny of their funding cut.

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    What. The. Fuck.

    You’re gonna listen to a syphilitic rapist pedophile’s interpretation of history???

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          Implying if Democrats won, they wouldn’t just be letting all this stuff happen anyway for “civility” or whatever bullshit excuse they can come up with for refusing to wield power and actually help people.

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          She wasn’t too icky, it’s very possible that they rigged the election by tampering with the voting machines. Suspicious that they pushed them so hard and limited mail-in ballots. They also did a whole lot of voter suppression in other ways.

          Also remember that Clinton won the popular vote last time.

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          It’s wrong to blame the voters. The people deserved a good faith primary election with the chance to vote for a non genocidal maniac who isn’t owned by Israel, and Dems refused to allow it. DNC leadership squarely to blame for this mess.

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            It’s wrong to blame the voters.

            Fuck that. 10 million less than voted for Biden voted for Harris. Are these people so fucking stupid they forgot who Trump is?

            The “primary” thing is a pretty pathetic excuse for helping a convicted felon child rapist win the presidency. Take to a moment to FUCKING THINK about what you’re saying. That no primary, for the vice president, the person we choose to take Office in the event of an incapacitated president, means a convicted felon child rapist is the better choice. That’s your position. We voted for her and Biden in 2020, that’s how that works. Bernie wasn’t gonna win this time, he was gonna lose like he did the last two times. And guess who Bernie told you to vote for? Kamala Fucking Harris.

            Israel? Really? Because now Netanyahu is going to kick out all the Palestinians and Trump will do everything to help. Are you pretending to have the high ground here? No, you made things worse for them. You used their lives to make a political point. You do NOT get to pretend to care about Palestinians.

            I’m so tired of these excuses. It’s not DNC’s fault. Biden won handily in 2020. Trump did not rig the election. This time it IS the voters’ fault. It’s completely inexcusable. Democrats proved just how petty, stupid and short-sighted they can truly be and subjected us to what could be the fucking end of the country. We could’ve had a sane president and Trump in prison, but they gave us this. Enough excuses, take responsibility for your decision.

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              America simply prefers a tyrant to a woman

              Was going to say fascist to a female for the alliteration but eh people get mad when you say “female”

              Thanks for ruining the word “female” incels

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              I don’t think he does.

              Even if the choice had been Senile old man who sleeps for 4 years vs. Trump

              The choice was EASILY Senile old man.

              If you chose not to vote, you chose a vote for Trump.

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                Biden refused to run a campaign and administration that provided any meaningful progressive vision and then he dropped out only after it was too late.

                Of course he does.

                edit -to be fair to Biden his administration did get a lot of wins, such as some great environmental policies… but I am talking about a broad vision and rhetoric. An actual alternative to Republican visions of catastrophe that challenge the flawed assumptions at the heart of conservatism. Exhibit A) is how Biden and other powerful establishment democrats never really pushed back on Republican narratives about immigration which opened the door further for Trump to dial things up to 11 in his cruelty towards immigrants in his second term

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                The senile old man who indicated he’d be a 1-term president then refused to give up the reins when he should have, which stopped voters from actually being able to choose their leading candidate and disenfranchised a lot of people. That was a choice HE made.

                When he doddered his confused old ass out onto the debate stage on June 27, 2024 he handed the country back to trump.

                He’s a piece of shit who deserves to be forgotten.

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              That is because you are too cowardly to understand a necessary solidarity between US citizens and Palestinians being slaughtered by primarily US weapons. There is no future for anyone if we cannot drive the wedge of empathy into the machinery of mass death, the Palestinian Genocide is simply a preview of our fates (how many US police departments have trained with the IDF? The answer is a lot) if we do not demand it stop with everything we have.

              Shame on you for taking the easy road out and reacting impulsively when the truth is too uncomfortable for you to think about critically.

              People will treat you the way you treat others, so let me ask you how do you think people will treat you for being toxic towards people speaking out against a genocide we are complicit in and could stop?

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        If what they produce violates their core mission of faithfully documenting history, then why do they need the funding? Their very purpose is moot at that point if they become what their entire existence was made to fight.

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            Say the right words and ingratiate yourself to the right people and you can do more than you otherwise would have. ruin all of your credibility for the rest of your existence.

            If they bend the knee here, then when have they done it before and not told you about it? When will they do it again in the future?

            I would rather see Smithsonian close their doors to the public for years rather than so fundamentally betray the core values that they were created to uphold.

            I think you do have a point for 99% of other businesses, and while I don’t like it, I get it. I’m never buying Apple products again but I understand why Tim Cook does what he did. But the Smithsonian Institution is supposed to be keepers of truth. If these political moves are required for them to stay alive and keep money coming in, then they should rather have elected to die.

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          i agree. that is their logic, however. they need money so they will bend the knee. these institutions are compromised.

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    The 14 Characteristics of Fascism

    The 14 characteristics are:

    1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
    2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
    3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
    4. Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
    5. Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
    6. Controlled Mass Media Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
    7. Obsession with National Security Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
    8. Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
    9. Corporate Power is Protected The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
    10. Labor Power is Suppressed Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .
    11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
    12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
    13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
    14. Fraudulent Elections Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.