#superfacts

[collapsedsquid]

One​ possible outcome of the next presidential election is that a Democratic candidate wins a dispute-proof victory and is straightforwardly inaugurated. Another – perfectly likely – is that Trump runs again and is unambiguously re-elected in line with the law, even if most Americans don’t vote for him. But what if he, or a candidate like him, were to cheat, and he and his party threaded the needle to a victory endorsed by the key national institutions? Instead of today’s situation, in which there is a Democratic president and – to use Walter’s terminology – a downgraded superfaction of Trump supporters convinced by the lie that he was defrauded and should have won, you would have a Trump base accepting their champion’s fraudulent victory, and a liberal superfaction aware that the Republican head of state had stolen the presidency, that politicians, bureaucrats and lawyers had seized the apparatus of the American state, and that democracy had been killed. One of the strange things about the reaction to the invasion of the Capitol was how few of those dismayed by it speculated that they might one day long for just such an assault to succeed. Might a different mob storm into Congress to save democracy, rather than attack it? If an autocrat who has stolen an election is about to have his trashing of American democracy hallowed by Congress, all other recourse having failed, shouldn’t Democrats – or democrats, at least – take direct action? Liberal opinion in North America and Western Europe has tended to be gung-ho about pro-democracy protesters storming ruling institutions in other countries, notably Ukraine in 2014. But it’s one thing to imagine, as Walter encourages her readers to do, the gradual spread of white supremacist, anti-government terrorism across America against a democratic framework, until one day the progressive left, and the people of colour she suggests are likely to be targets of violence, arm and organise for self-protection. It’s another to wake up one morning and find that without any bloodshed or violence, without any seeming change in the smooth running of traffic signals and ATMs and supermarkets, without, even, an immediate wave of arrests or a clampdown on free speech, your country is run by somebody who took power illegally. Something must be done! But what, apart from venting on social media? And by whom? Me? In Ukraine, students and the liberal middle class found fighting allies among football ultras, small farmers and extreme nationalists. Such an alliance would be hard to pull together in the Euro-American world. Describing liberal protests against government corruption and malfeasance in Bulgaria in 2013, Ivan Krastev spoke of ‘the frustration of the empowered’ and an urban middle class that ‘risks remaining politically isolated, incapable of reaching out to other social groups’.

[crxdva]

SUPERFACTS!

[memoriae-lectoris]

In an unstable political climate—such as you would find during a political transition toward or away from democracy—multiple ethnic entrepreneurs often rise up at the same time, provoking and begetting others. They can work together, as when politicians and media pundits espouse the same extremism, or in opposition, using each other’s actions and views as leverage to exacerbate division. The more layers of identity there are to exploit, as in the case of superfactions, the more fraught this division becomes. What often starts as a fringe movement takes on greater and greater momentum as entrepreneurs publicly question a rival faction’s language, history, geography, and religion: A radio interview will lead to speeches that lead to viral social media posts that lead to rallies that lead to clashes on the streets. The fear-mongering rhetoric becomes self-sustaining and circular, as entrepreneurs use the words and actions of their rivals to confirm and inflame the beliefs of their own supporters.

Interestingly, average citizens are often clear-eyed about ethnic entrepreneurs: They know these individuals have their own agenda and are not telling the whole truth. Many Serbs in Krajina did not love Milošević—they didn’t trust him, since they knew he had been a dedicated Communist just a few years earlier. It was clear to them that he was more power-hungry than purist; he had pursued pro-Serbian speeches only after realizing that nationalism was an easy way to secure a political base. But citizens become willing to show support if they feel a mounting threat—to their lives, livelihoods, families, or futures—and Milošević’s rhetoric steadily sowed doubts. […]

If citizens come to believe there is a chance, no matter how small, that the opposition could destroy them, they will turn to a leader who offers them protection, no matter how unscrupulous.

[eternalyardsale]

Other than Batman, what's your favorite Poison Ivy villain?

[maddmannent]

#SuperFacts #MindElevation #EnjoyYourDay (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzs9JGPJvhu/?igshid=9wap9qa8zxcz

[jefe6-blog]

#SuperFacts #ClapBack https://www.instagram.com/p/By8SLV_HEBK/?igshid=eudqusp2lr6y

[moorish-queen]

✊🏽👑🙌🏽🖤💪🏽 #SuperFacts #Moor https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp5mEUFsKgtY3ZkGjay9zLx2ycd2G7rhVmxYQ0/?igshid=bkhcemtcstt1

[philameangrey]

💁🏾‍♂️ i have You like Taraji in "Baby Boy" 🤭🤷🏾‍♂️

[que00769]

#facts #superfacts 💯💯💯💯 https://www.instagram.com/p/Brb7WD4HEznr5g3kWiwGk5PecD0LfsRveae3aQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uw54ui0px8qe

[dpmadukes]

#superfacts #indeed #deserving #patience #relationshipgoals #timingiseverything https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5AX25hcJCM8HAY5QfOQOl2fzz4-D6CG1AWqE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mycioxlsy805

[brandvodkasoda]

#Repost @cernovich #SuperFacts (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWorOoXr8OW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dawoud993]

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[eternalyardsale]

Would you like some mystery clouds surrounding your body for no forking reason? Sound off in the comments!

[maddmannent]

#Sad #SuperFacts #MindElevation #EnjoyYourDay (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzs8m_FJ5xk/?igshid=kho850ydw03r

[spanky606]

Regrann from @onthisdateinhiphop - S U P E R F A C T S #OnThisDateInHipHop [or slightly yesterday] @LupeFiasco agreed with #K👀nyeWest on the fact that slavery was a choice. But, HOLD YOUR DAMN BRAKES... Notice i say #LupeFiasco not C👀npe Fiasco. — Sidenote: I told you niggas about Yé... Y'all wanted to pass it off as us being "emotional" about his "politics" -- LOL This nigga called the paparazi (#TMZ) on himself. — If you watched his #CThaGod interview, you'll hear him state that he no longer had the plug to the radio and that he mad that he not poppin on radio. Hmmm, are there are a couple rituals #KanyeWest has to go through in order to get the radio plug, denouncing his past views/stances being one of them? 🤔 Because God forbid they have a #Chicago nigga talking #SuperFacts all on the radio. — This is part 1 of a very inciteful 4 part series. It ain't for everybody. But, all my REAL niggas should check them out. I posted on the website. #LinkInBio 👉 @OnThisDateInHipHop 👈 - #regrann

[jonathanmilliondollarsmile]

#Superfacts https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjmyONASlxs9HqnKSlnaakk4KYwZSNUw2TKKQ0/?igshid=divzuexmbi54