States’ rights” has always been a lie — a patriotic mask for cruelty, from the Confederacy to Trump’s authoritarian revival.
The Hollow Cry of “States’ Rights” — Then and Now
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States’ rights” has always been a lie — a patriotic mask for cruelty, from the Confederacy to Trump’s authoritarian revival.
A searing essay on how religion and power unite to enslave thought — and why freedom begins with blasphemy, not belief.
When corruption strikes, distraction follows. Power’s oldest trick is spectacle — to keep us entertained while democracy is robbed blind.
A blistering defense of reason in an age of propaganda—when truth is drowned out by fear, flags, and fascist nostalgia.
The Gospel of Show: Faith as Performance, Cruelty as Creed
Trump’s rise mirrors the old machinery of fascism—different face, same playbook. History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes.
Trump’s $250M “people’s ballroom” is no monument to America, it’s a monument to himself. Vanity is the final stage of tyranny.
Millions rose to shout “No Kings” as Trump mocked their defiance — proof that tyranny can’t thrive when the people remember who they are.
A defiant call to resist tyranny as America flirts once again with monarchy in all but name.
From Kristi Noem to Trump’s National Guard stunts, the right’s hypocrisy isn’t a flaw—it’s the foundation of their power.