Episode 87
Disappeared in Daylight: America’s Shadowy Moves Towards Tyranny
Summary:
Amid rising concerns of authoritarianism under Trump's administration, this episode looks into alleged expansions of mass deportation and citizenship stripping, with insights from Tim Snyder and other scholars of fascism. It explores the role of paramilitaries, nationalistic groups, and questions the resilience of democratic institutions. The discussion emphasizes the crucial role of citizen activism and protests as counterforces. Engaging with historical parallels, the episode warns against complacency and underscores the necessity of vigilance and resistance.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Authoritarian Expansion
0:28 - Disappearance of Citizens and Scholar Exodus
0:49 - Warnings from Tim Snyder
1:12 - Collapse of Democratic Institutions
1:56 - Threat of Single Party Rule
2:29 - Rise of Paramilitaries
3:08 - Possible Activation of the Insurrection Act
3:56 - Power of Protests
4:22 - Call for Citizen Resistance
5:09 - Historical Parallels and Call to Action
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Left in Exile Intro
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Transcript
we need to consider some of the things that have happened as a result. One of the interesting things that's happened as this escalation has continued as we've seen citizens being disappeared in broad daylight by armed and massed.
Assailants who are kidnapping people.
ranny, they have left the US [:And Tim Snyder in his book actually warns us about several things that we need to be watching out for. He notes in chapter three of his book on tyranny to be aware of the one party state. He notes that as the institutions of democracy fall. What you will see is a shift of major parties to. Align with the dominant party in power. He notes that the parties that remade states and suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historical moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend the rules of democratic elections. Vote in local and state elections. While you can consider running for office, he mentions that early in chapter three of his book on tyranny. And what that means for us [00:02:00] is that we will likely see as power increases with the Trump regime, the Democratic party become more and more aligned with what the Republican party is pushing, and it's up to us as the citizens to be as vocal as possible and aggressively fight against that trend.
mp dating all the way back to:That is a signal to his minions to stand back and stand by, and here's where we need to consider how this could be deployed. There are rumors going along around that Trump plans on. Activating and invoking the Insurrection Act. Now, the logistics of declaring martial law under the Insurrection Act are pretty insurmountable.
h out for. This is where the [:When we are looking at what is happening within. Our country and what the Trump regime is trying to pull off it is at the citizen level that the resistance needs to be focused. We cannot rely on the institutions to hold, and in fact, we've seen many institutions already cave under the pressure exerted by the Trump regime. So it becomes. Incumbent on every citizen who is not a Nazi sympathizer, who is a not a Nazi collaborator, who is not a Nazi apologist to stand up. Boldly and firmly in [00:05:00] opposition to what is coming, because failure to do that is going to lead to the circumstances that the Germans of the 1930s and forties dealt with as the failed Austrian painter.
Consolidated power.
That is what's happening right now. The failed businessman, the insurrectionist, the traitor, the coward draft, dodger and rapist is trying to consolidate power to bring forward his version of the ideal state where it's him on top and everybody else trying to bend the knee in order to get crumbs. Stay vigilant, stay active. Push back, fight back, punch back.
