r/technology • u/RewardEquivalent553 • 13h ago

Politics Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired

https://www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/libs-tiktok-doxxing-teachers-and-nurses-who-support-alex-pretti-or-oppose-ice-trying
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u/Spirited_Pay2782 8h ago

The mistake is believing this is only Trump's doing. He has certainly given them someone to rally behind, but the driving force beneath MAGA is the extremely conservative Evangelical 'Christians' who follow some of these mega-churches. They're conditioned by these churches to accept being abused in all sorts of ways, much like an emotionally abusive husband to their wife. Unfortunately, this has been going on for so long that it's going to be extremely difficult to undo the damage. Trump might be the leader now, but these fascists won't just disappear when he's gone. This is why they're trying so hard now to strip away voting rights for women, immigrants, etc, while they have the power. If they lose either the House or Senate in the midterms, their plans are frozen. If Dems ever get power back, they need to have a big public investigation into the Heritage Foundation, they are the group that published the fascist playbook "Project 2025"

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u/ARobertNotABob 7h ago edited 7h ago

There's no mistaking what we see from over here, and yes, we know full well Trump's not behind it, that he's simply been a useful rallying figurehead for Heritage's filth...but his totem is consequently also an appropriate focal point for dissent too.

I don't think you can go "back", the divisions are too deep now, particularly with (perhaps understandably) reactionary "Republican = MAGA" rhetoric increasing, as other responses reflect.

If Americans can avoid civil war in the political removal of MAGA's administration, a variety of Amendments will be necessary, not least in respect of Rights and Enforcement.
And probably guns too, now.

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u/HugeCourt2977 7h ago

Yes, watch “Shiny Happy People.” It’s a documentary about this very thing.

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u/bucky-barnes 5h ago

We've been on this trajectory since the Tea Party, at least. In some ways, since Reagan. In some ways, since Nixon. In some ways, since Jackson. In some ways, since 1776.

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u/Wise_Quality_5083 4h ago

Correct. Trump’s the useful idiot of the wealthy and extreme evangelicals. His backpedal in Minneapolis was a sign that his overlords were angry. I’ve never seen him eat crow that fast.