Can we agree now that this is fascism in action?

[mme_hardy]

Donald Trump's Fourth of July post is a video of a mostly -- I'll be honest, I quit thirty seconds in, and at that point it was entirely -- white choir and band performing an anthem to Trump's campaign slogan.

This isn't an uptime "We like Ike" ditty, it's an incantation.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/882186896285282304

So. We are living in a fascist state, we know where they're going, and I don't know how to stop them. Here's a better-written anthem as a chaser.

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[sovay]

Here's a better-written anthem as a chaser.

Dammit, I've had that one in my head for months.

[mme_hardy]

I'm so sorry. I've earwormed myself, but I didn't consider that I was earworming my friends!

[sovay]

I've earwormed myself, but I didn't consider that I was earworming my friends!

I don't blame you! It's the zeitgeist.

[mme_hardy]

From your post:

it derives its gut-punch effect in both versions from how suddenly and dangerously the tone of a group can change around a person. At the party, thinking you were safe among friends and discovering that you're not. At the beer garden, thinking you were safe among strangers and discovering that you're not. All around you, people are declaring themselves your enemy—whether they know you personally or not—and in less than three minutes it's done; you're not safe here; now you know.

This. This exactly. I'm a great deal safest than most, of course.

[sabotabby]

Same. I find myself humming it in the shower.