• What fascists and dictators do #1: "The parallels are not subtle..."

    From Alan@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 10 09:58:22 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s straight out
    of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the regime—congressmen, senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
    pins, a garish little tribute to the man who’s turned the White House
    into a shrine to himself. They’ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
    It’s not a suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention, it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the
    Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who regulates
    radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S., proudly wearing
    one of these pins. Pavlou’s caption nails it: “Welcome to MAGA Maoism.” The pin, a golden relief of Trump’s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue
    suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
    frame—a red circle with the Chinese leader’s face, a relic of a time
    when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren’t
    subtle, and they’re not accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.

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  • From Skeeter OG@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 10 12:17:15 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    In article <vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
    says...

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There?s a new dress code in Trump?s Washington, and it?s straight out
    of a dictator?s playbook. Loyalists in the regime?congressmen, senators,
    the whole parade of sycophants?are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
    pins, a garish little tribute to the man who?s turned the White House
    into a shrine to himself. They?ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
    It?s not a suggestion; it?s a loyalty test. And if you?re paying
    attention, it?s a chilling sign of where this country?s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who regulates radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S., proudly wearing
    one of these pins. Pavlou?s caption nails it: ?Welcome to MAGA Maoism.?
    The pin, a golden relief of Trump?s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue
    suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
    frame?a red circle with the Chinese leader?s face, a relic of a time
    when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren?t
    subtle, and they?re not accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.

    He doesn't do that.

    You are drunk on MSM kool aid.

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Alan on Thu Apr 10 18:48:48 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote in news:vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me:

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s
    straight out of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the regime—congressmen, senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are
    now sporting golden Trump bust lapel pins, a garish little tribute to
    the man who’s turned the White House into a shrine to himself.
    They’ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate
    pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance. It’s not a
    suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention,
    it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinet loyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who
    regulates radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S.,
    proudly wearing one of these pins. Pavlou’s caption nails it:
    “Welcome to MAGA Maoism.” The pin, a golden relief of Trump’s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue suit jacket, a stark contrast to
    the Mao Zedong badge in the same frame—a red circle with the Chinese leader’s face, a relic of a time when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren’t subtle, and they’re not
    accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.



    Remember when assault weapon pins
    were all the rage with Republicans
    after a nutcase using one shot up
    the school in Uvalde Tx?


    Members of Congress Are Wearing AR-15 Assault Rifle Pins
    FEBRUARY 7, 2023
    https://time.com/6253690/ar-15-pins-congress/

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to Alan on Thu Apr 10 14:19:49 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics

    On 2025-04-10 16:58:22 +0000, Alan said:

    "There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s straight out of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the regime—congressmen,
    senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are now sporting golden Trump
    bust lapel pins, a garish little tribute to the man who’s turned the
    White House into a shrine to himself. They’ve been quietly told to
    ditch their congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance. It’s not a suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention, it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed."

    Sounds like a good opportunity for some shrewd entrepreneur to have
    about a thousand of them made for $2 each and then sell them to the
    T'loons on eBay for $200 each. Somebody did that one time with Ronald
    Reagan cufflinks you could buy at the Reagan Museum for $10 each.

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Mitchell Holman on Thu Apr 10 16:20:23 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    Mitchell Holman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote in news:vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me:

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s
    straight out of a dictator’s playbook. Loyalists in the
    regime—congressmen, senators, the whole parade of sycophants—are
    now sporting golden Trump bust lapel pins, a garish little tribute to
    the man who’s turned the White House into a shrine to himself.
    They’ve been quietly told to ditch their congressional or Senate
    pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance. It’s not a
    suggestion; it’s a loyalty test. And if you’re paying attention,
    it’s a chilling sign of where this country’s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinet
    loyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the
    Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who
    regulates radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S.,
    proudly wearing one of these pins. Pavlou’s caption nails it:
    “Welcome to MAGA Maoism.” The pin, a golden relief of Trump’s
    unmistakable profile, sits on a blue suit jacket, a stark contrast to
    the Mao Zedong badge in the same frame—a red circle with the Chinese
    leader’s face, a relic of a time when loyalty to the Chairman was
    non-negotiable. The parallels aren’t subtle, and they’re not
    accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.

    Remember when assault weapon pins
    were all the rage with Republicans
    after a nutcase using one shot up
    the school in Uvalde Tx?

    Members of Congress Are Wearing AR-15 Assault Rifle Pins
    FEBRUARY 7, 2023
    https://time.com/6253690/ar-15-pins-congress/

    Just saw a video with an asshole wearing a T-shirt with a number of sections listing people who need to be targeted, such as Mitt Romney and (of course) Nancy Pelosi). Sick.

    --
    I suppose one could claim that an undocumented feature has no
    semantics. :-(
    -- Larry Wall in <199710290036.QAA01818@wall.org>

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter OG on Thu Apr 10 15:36:27 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 2025-04-10 11:17, Skeeter OG wrote:
    In article <vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
    says...

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There?s a new dress code in Trump?s Washington, and it?s straight out
    of a dictator?s playbook. Loyalists in the regime?congressmen, senators,
    the whole parade of sycophants?are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
    pins, a garish little tribute to the man who?s turned the White House
    into a shrine to himself. They?ve been quietly told to ditch their
    congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
    It?s not a suggestion; it?s a loyalty test. And if you?re paying
    attention, it?s a chilling sign of where this country?s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the
    Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who regulates
    radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S., proudly wearing
    one of these pins. Pavlou?s caption nails it: ?Welcome to MAGA Maoism.?
    The pin, a golden relief of Trump?s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue
    suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
    frame?a red circle with the Chinese leader?s face, a relic of a time
    when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren?t
    subtle, and they?re not accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.

    He doesn't do that.

    You are drunk on MSM kool aid.

    Really?

    Why are they wearing faux-gold lapel pins of his face?

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  • From Skeeter OG@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 10 16:53:49 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    In article <vt9h5b$3f3ts$5@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
    says...

    On 2025-04-10 11:17, Skeeter OG wrote:
    In article <vt8tbf$3csmk$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com
    says...

    "...and they're not accidental".

    "There?s a new dress code in Trump?s Washington, and it?s straight out
    of a dictator?s playbook. Loyalists in the regime?congressmen, senators, >> the whole parade of sycophants?are now sporting golden Trump bust lapel
    pins, a garish little tribute to the man who?s turned the White House
    into a shrine to himself. They?ve been quietly told to ditch their
    congressional or Senate pins in favor of this new badge of allegiance.
    It?s not a suggestion; it?s a loyalty test. And if you?re paying
    attention, it?s a chilling sign of where this country?s headed."

    <https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist>

    "The image making the rounds on X, courtesy of Drew Pavlou, shows the
    Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the guy who regulates >> radio, TV, internet, satellite, and cable in the U.S., proudly wearing
    one of these pins. Pavlou?s caption nails it: ?Welcome to MAGA Maoism.?
    The pin, a golden relief of Trump?s unmistakable profile, sits on a blue >> suit jacket, a stark contrast to the Mao Zedong badge in the same
    frame?a red circle with the Chinese leader?s face, a relic of a time
    when loyalty to the Chairman was non-negotiable. The parallels aren?t
    subtle, and they?re not accidental."

    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the US.

    He doesn't do that.

    You are drunk on MSM kool aid.

    Really?

    Why are they wearing faux-gold lapel pins of his face?

    They aren't. So moving along.

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  • From Siri Cruz@21:1/5 to Alan on Thu Apr 10 19:52:47 2025
    XPost: can.politics, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 10/4/25 15:36, Alan wrote:
    You asked me what he's doing that is what dictators do.

    #1 Demand loyalty to himself, rather than to the people of the
    US.

    He doesn't do that.

    You are drunk on MSM kool aid.

    Really?

    Why are they wearing faux-gold lapel pins of his face?

    To keep their false idol near at hand for emergency prayers.

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-999. Disavowed. Denied. @
    'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' /|\
    The Church of the Holey Apple .signature 4.0 / \
    of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

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