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Can you participate in a thought experiment with me? The posts warning about fascism are good, but I’m wondering what you think fascism actually looks like. Give a thought, and list what it looks like. Don’t just say “the end of democracy.” List what the concrete changes will be and make it local. “In my town/city/county/state the following will happen…” Think about it before replying. Not just for #BlackMastodon .
@fulanigirl @blackmastodon Anti-state terrorist and assassinations will occur, probably by mail bombs and drones. Some of them will be performed by factions of the state. In the wake of notorious incidents, criminal penalties for behavior describable as anti-state will increase, including more routine and speedy executions. Family and friends of victims will be punished, probably incidentally and opportunistically, not by policy.
@fulanigirl @blackmastodon The electoral system will be partially, selectively commandeered by the state, sufficient to keep up illusions of democracy long after the need for such pretense will have effectively passed, in fact.
As climate change wreaks havoc on agriculture, food shortages will result, but imposed selectively on partisan cities. Farm work will become more formally enslavement as mechanical agriculture becomes less cost-effective.