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marmar

(76,976 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:24 PM Nov 2020

The far right is cracking up, as their violent fantasies of Trump's fascist takeover evaporate


The far right is cracking up, as their violent fantasies of Trump's fascist takeover evaporate
QAnon, the Proud Boys and white nationalist groups flail around helplessly as twilight falls on the Trump era

By AMANDA MARCOTTE
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 6:06PM


(Salon) The far right had a dream: That one day, people who had been exiled to the unacceptable margins of American political life could play the role of Donald Trump's brownshirts.

In the weeks leading up to the election, excitement was rising among those Americans who convinced themselves that Trump would be the glorious leader in a national purge of their perceived enemies. QAnon fans buzzed with excitement that "the storm" — their term for their belief that the entire Democratic establishment, as well as many popular celebrities, would be rounded up into prison camps — was coming soon. The Proud Boys, a neofascist group that claim to defend "Western civilization," were also riled up after Trump told them to "stand by" during a presidential debate in September. The menagerie of white supremacists and militia groups were stepping up recruitment efforts, stoked about what they believed would soon be the eruption of a new civil war.

Then came the election. Trump lost. This has been very difficult for those people to accept.

People with fanatical and delusional beliefs famously don't give them up just because they've been hit over the head with reality, of course. The various subcultures of crackpots that have sprung up under Trump are no exception.

Still, the election results have sent these groups reeling. All of them have spent the past four years growing their ranks and orbiting around Trump, convinced that he was a savior figure who would crush their perceived enemies. ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2020/11/13/the-far-right-is-cracking-up-as-their-violent-fantasies-of-trumps-fascist-takeover-evaporate/



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The far right is cracking up, as their violent fantasies of Trump's fascist takeover evaporate (Original Post) marmar Nov 2020 OP
They're... Mike Nelson Nov 2020 #1
Parler has a nickname underpants Nov 2020 #2
Keep an eye out for the new short-form video platform, HickTock better Nov 2020 #5
Okay. I didn't catch that it autocorrected on me. underpants Nov 2020 #6
They'll try... Chicago1980 Nov 2020 #3
The civil war was if he WON? Also, yes they really expected both a win and a landslide. underpants Nov 2020 #4

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)
3. They'll try...
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:35 PM
Nov 2020

All the Nazis and nationalists on one platform will certainly make it easier for the FBI.

underpants

(182,270 posts)
4. The civil war was if he WON? Also, yes they really expected both a win and a landslide.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 08:44 PM
Nov 2020

Last edited Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:22 PM - Edit history (1)

The landslide talk that I’ve seen has dissipated in 2020 for obvious reasons but I have still seen it. They had no idea he could actually lose.

I thought the civil war was if he lost. Okay, I got that backwards.

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