Trump didn't have all three branches of government on his side. He also didn't literally say he was going to be a dictator. It's not pessimism, it is realism.
Do you think he was just joking when he said he was going to be a dictator?
It’s not pessism to admit Trump is a wannabe dictator.
It’s pessimism to sit there complaining about it without imagining paths and working towards a better alternative.
I’m not one of these “anti-electoralism” people. I vote, and I think voting maters. But a lot more matters than just voting.
You can’t just say “oh well we did our best” after you lose the electionand let facism happen. You gotta fight, you gotta advocate, you gotta defend those who need it.
He's not a "wannabe dictator." He made it very clear what he is going to be and he controls all three branches of government. On top of that, they've given him permission to do anything as an "official presidential act" (i.e. declare himself dictator) and it would be up to congress, who are on his side, to say he can't.
Fighting fascism doesn't mean living in a pipe dream world where It Can't Happen Here.
I didn’t say you did. But it’s been a confusing conversation because it feels like I make a point in every message, and then you disagree with a minor detail of my point, instead of having a conversation about the big picture.
To me it feels like we aren’t talking to each other really.
I’m basically saying:
We gotta use all means necessary to fight facism.
And to me it seems you end up replying:
But Trump is a dictator.
Which confuses me because not very relevant to my point.
It doesn't matter that much to me either way as I've learned to limit my egagement with you but if you want people to stop putting words in your mouth you have to speak clearly