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  1. What we must realize for MAGA-GQP-Creationists-Fundamentalists-Evangelicals is the following: -- The Ten Commandments overrules the Bill of Rights. -- The Bible overrules the Constitution. -- Sunday School overrules Law School. There is no rational or reasonable philosophy of law at issue. Just reinterpretations of the law to fit their scriptures and the theocratic ideology they are imposing on society. So do not expect sanity in any legal rulings forthcoming, as shown by Alito's medievalism in the Dobbs opinion overturning Roe. Of course, some Surly lawyers will tell us the processes of the legal system just take time to play out...
  2. Just dropped to offer a reminder: Texas is a Christian-fascist ruled state. The rulers are Christians doing what Christians have done for centuries--when they have political power. Impose domination, pain, cruelty, misery, terror, and death upon women, POC, LGTQIA, and all who are not Christians or believers in their God. History is clear on that. Let's not pretend otherwise. Time's up for Sunday School beliefs. Especially when women seeking reproductive care are fleeing for their lives and razor wire is at the Rio Grande.
  3. Thanks for this research. Yes, the BOR and BMD have aligned UT with the most racist part of America. Anyone who thinks the SEC moves was only about Big Boy Football and ESPN$$$$ is incredibly naive. Incredibly! I'll say it yet again, the SEC move was a post-BLM move to align the University of Texas with MAGA-fascism-Christian rule. Approved by Abbott to BOR to BMD, far above Del Conte and Hartzelll. End of Story.
  4. By the time MAGA-GQP are through rewriting history, the historical markers and textbooks will say: -- Christian Texans won the Battle of the Alamo and then the went on to wipeout the woke socialist army of Santa Ana at San Jacinto. -- No humans inhabited the lands of "Texas" until God instructed Christians and capitalists to create the Republic of Texas and make sure no people of color or socialists tried to steal any of the Lone State State. -- Bible passages instructed where to drill the Spindletop and the Permian Basin was created by God for Texans 6,000 years ago. -- Jesus told LBJ to make sure NASA put Mission Control in Houston so no commie pinkos could infiltrate it for the Soviets. The task will be epic, but Abbott, Paxton, MAGA, and the Real Texans will save True Texas history!
  5. Agree. They hate it, and try to deny it ... but then eventually embrace it. Generally agree. It might not phase 95% of them, but it might work on a few. Two points on using fascism/theocracy: 1. More importantly, I think if MAGA-GQP is accurately labeled what they are (fascists and theocrats), then perhaps the apathetic middle-of-the road voter will be alarmed/concerned enough to vote D to fend off fascism and Biblical rule ... with all the violence and cruelty that will surely follow. It's worth a try. 2. Philosophically, it seems that if our society cannot identify the problem (fascism and theocracy), then we are doomed. -- It's a like a doctor telling you that you have a growing infection, proscribes antibiotics, when the real condition is you have a spreading cancer that remains unidentified and untreated. Just as the unidentified cancer will kill you, the unidentified and unchecked fascism/theocracy will destroy secular civil society.
  6. Thanks for the link atomheartbevo! It's no longer remotely accurate to say "more conservative." The push is to move Texas to more fascism and theocracy. Why in the hell does almost no one in the media call MAGA-GQP what it actually is? Fascist and theocratic, according to any dictionary not tossed out of a Texas school library. Just another example of failing educational systems, moral cowardice, supposedly being "objective," all the while bending the knee to Christianity for fear of angering MAGA/GQP/Christian readers and viewers and losing ratings/clicks/profits.
  7. With all due respect to the apparent conservatives (and others) on this board who seem surprised by Trump fascism/theocracy and think MAGA will wane in power .... You have had your eyes closed and only saw what you wanted to see the past few decades with the GOP. Trump's death ain't stopping anything. A slow down, maybe for a bit ... the Perot cult showed that. But MAGA-GQP (or whatever new tribal name emerges) ain't going away. That's because it's been building for 40-50 FUCKING years: Reagan-Falwell, Bush 1, Perot/United We Stand, Bush 2, Tea Party, MAGA-Q, Trump. Someone will come next. A fascist theocracy is already here in America. Evangelicals, fundamentalists, creationists, nationalists, and many other Christians are on-board. They own the Supreme Court for decades, own many lower court judges. They got Roe overturned. They are empowered. Reproductive rights is just the beginning. They are coming after women and POC on multiple fronts and also immigrants/LGBTQIA. They are wrecking secular school systems. Going after universities, tenure, diversity. Have the backing of most police, and perhaps many in the military. Attacking science, doctors, nurses, medical experts. Installing fascists and theocrats in positions of power. Thanks W and all your faith-based idiocy. They will come after scientists and atheists and non-believers, it's only a matter of time. The only question is how much will the fascism/theocracy grow in power. Will enough voters in swing states vote D to limit its growth. MAGA-GQP are not merely an existential threat to America democracy, they are a threat to the world civilization. With their insane Revelation-inspired apocalyptic worldviews, one of those lunatics in control of nukes is a threat to the entire planet.
  8. Come on, I never said "Austin has gone MAGA and fascist." Here's what I posted: "it's seriously mind-blowing to see Austin become a hub for major MAGA fascists and fascism." By major MAGA fascists, I meant big name fascists, celeb fascists, or fascist moves. And then I listed some examples. Of course, the fascists-MAGA celebs dig the benefits of the Austin cultural scene, precisely as they trash and troll the "liberals" and "socialists." It's doublethink, which they proudly embrace as their mode of thinking. A poster above mentioned Austin voters went 72-27 in favor of Biden. So do we know if Austin used to voted 80-90% Democrat or has always been around 70%? No doubt, Austin will be mostly liberal for quite a while in the future. However, I predict more MAGA-GQP stars will move to Austin, inspired by Jones, Musk, Rogan, Abbott et al, and others (plus tax breaks, pro-business gov't), etc. Ain't nobody moving to Austin because of Beto (and I like Beto). That's how fascism works, spread like a malignant virus, then infect the centers of cultural and political power, even without a majority. Nothing would make MAGA-GQP fascists happier than seeing liberal tears flowing in Austin and its bastion of secular liberalism -- our world-renowned university from which we proudly hold degrees!
  9. This is 100% spot on. It's absolutely infuriating. But, with all due respect, your post does not identify what Trump is: Donald Trump is a f*cking fascist! Anyone who supports Trump is a fascist or enabling fascism and theocracy. MAGA-GQP is a Christian-fascist party seeking a dictatorship under Biblical rule. Of course, some people (including some in Surly) use fascism and theocracy to describe what's going down in America. But, our mainstream media and society are largely in denial, still warped by the propaganda of "American Exceptionalism" and the failure of secular educational systems. Hence all the terms used in denial: extremists, far right, hard right, conservatives, authoritarians, Christian nationalists, MAGAts, Trumpers, morons, cultists, grifters, chuds, idiots, clowns, incompetents, this timeline, we're in a simulation ... and the list goes on and on. Anything but the hard truth. Fascism includes racism, patriotism, nationalism, fervor, violence, hatred of targeted groups, etc. And zillions of evangelicals-fundamentalists are yelling for a Biblical dictatorship -- theocracy. Here's some news for anyone still in denial, like Merrick Garland. 45-50% of the voters in this nation are absolutely ready for fascism and theocracy. And many are ready to steal the election, if needed. Bottom line, come November, it's possible this nation will have crossed the point of no return .... and then it's FAFO on a massive scale for decades.
  10. Have not lived in Austin since finishing UT in 1990s. But It's seriously mind-blowing to see Austin become a hub for major MAGA fascists and fascism. -- Alex Jones, Abbott and cronies, Musk, Rogan, and others, like Gabbard who seems to be going MAGA now. -- Probably some rich Tech Bros, too (though they might not admit it). -- "Civitas" think tank on UT campus is a academic smokescreen for fascism/theocratic policies. -- The move to SEC is MAGA alignment from BMD and BOR. Just amazing.
  11. If that Q lunatic (in the video) is ever raging and crosses paths with Brisket ... ... I'm thinking that flag will be shoved up his ass and Mr. Q will be lucky if he's still alive to waddle home.
  12. Here's what I will say about the tenets of MAGA ... it's an American fascist/theocratic movement aiming for a violent dictatorship ruled by Trump. The grift is merely the side-hustle.
  13. Sandy Hook, Uvalde, El Paso Walmart, and all the others ... it does not matter how many kids or people die. As I have posted here before, the MAGA-Q goal is "ultraviolence" (from A Clockwork Orange) -- a society terrorized and traumatized by random bloody violence. It's a feature, not a bug. With rando dudes piling up the AR-15 body count, ultraviolence breeds fear and permanent anxiety over senseless massacres. That's the toxic mix for a fascist-theocratic takeover as people surrender liberties for (the illusion of) security and sanity. But there will be no peace of mind. No sanity. Alex Jones, Q, and MAGA already prove that.
  14. Here's what I learned from the Ronna McDaniel hiring/firing. NBC has some MAGA-fascists in top management ... and they tried to see what they could get away with hiring McDaniel, a known fascist election denier. Expert more NBC-MAGA efforts in the future. And elsewhere in the mainstream media, in the name of being "objective" and #bothsides. Hell, CAA, the top-shelf Hollywood-celeb talent agency was repping McDaniel! A known fascist election denier!
  15. What I got from that letter is that Jack Nicklaus is a fascist or fascist enabler. Even if he is too stupid to fully realize it. Time's up for making excuses for people who will "look past" the clearly fascist-theocratic policies of Trump-MAGA-GQP ... while justifying it by spouting off some BS propaganda about "patriotism," "family values" and the "American Dream." Those are some of the unchallenged code words for normalizing and justifying fascism/theocracy in 21st century America.
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