Very well articulated, Billie. As you keep saying, it's so weird to see so many on the left sounding the warning that "Trump is a fascist", but to feel like saying "ok, how do we now operate under a fascist government" would be treated as extreme or hysterical. It feels like maybe a collective stuckness in the "denial" stage of grief? "Surely the country didn't really just elect a fascist."
It is scary, and we won't make progress by pretending that the republicans aren't dead serious about their plans for anti-trans policies, just like they are serious about their plans for deportations and massive cuts to regulations that keep us safe, funding for health care, and more.
Very well articulated, Billie. As you keep saying, it's so weird to see so many on the left sounding the warning that "Trump is a fascist", but to feel like saying "ok, how do we now operate under a fascist government" would be treated as extreme or hysterical. It feels like maybe a collective stuckness in the "denial" stage of grief? "Surely the country didn't really just elect a fascist."
It is scary, and we won't make progress by pretending that the republicans aren't dead serious about their plans for anti-trans policies, just like they are serious about their plans for deportations and massive cuts to regulations that keep us safe, funding for health care, and more.