"The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.

This technique is as old as the hills..."

-- Bertrand Russell, Freedom and Government, an essay included in the book Freedom: Its Meaning by Ruth Nana Anshen, 1940.

#MAGA #QAnon #Trump

Anyways. Homie was struggling. Turns out he's been looking to #greatreset stuff and I had to reassure him that whatever it is is way more boring than what he's seen on YouTube to upset him. So I spent the day learning what Great Reset is according to the #WEF, #Qanon, and what it actually means with some second level reading and who'd have thunk it's actually just a liberal nothing burger like I thought.

So I wrote up my little assessment and helped him understand from a left wing pov. 2/3