The President of the United States just shared a video calling for democratic socialism to be criminalized and its leaders deported.
Think about what that means. Not “I disagree with your ideas.” Not “Vote them out.” The message is that a lawful political ideology should be made illegal and its leaders expelled. That’s a line Americans have historically rejected, regardless of party, because once a government starts criminalizing political beliefs instead of criminal acts, every dissenting viewpoint is potentially at risk. You don’t have to support democratic socialism to recognize that advocating the criminalization of peaceful political movements is fundamentally at odds with a free society.
First, they came for the Democratic Socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Democratic Socialist…
Seeking folks who want to network and meet other like-minded (queer, socialist, progressive, pro-2A) folks. I’m out of Central NC and associated with lots of community groups here. Looking for others in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina.
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