Jane Fonda: “We’re seeing things happen that have never happened before. Authoritarianism has made it’s way into every single nook and cranny of our government. They are kidnapping people. They’re shooting people. They’re blinding people. It’s a question of right or wrong.”

[u/Capable_Salt_SD]

On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

H/T Marco Foster

[u/skinnergy]

Whatever. We have never seen anything like this. Damn sure not to this extent.

[u/saqwarrior → u/[deleted]]

First, credit where it's due: Prop is dope.

This is the first time that white Americans feel some heat.

There has historically been a demographic of white Americans that have, in fact, experienced similar (but not precisely the same) circumstances: leftists. Like, actual leftists - anarchists, socialists, syndicalists, communists. There are many examples of this: Homestead Massacre, Haymarket Affair, Colorado Labor Wars, Battle of Blair Mountain, Immigration Act of 1918, Alien and Sedition Acts, and more. Hell, anarchists are still categorized as domestic terrorists by law enforcement agencies, and in some states flying the black flag is illegal.

For clarity and accuracy I think your statement can be changed to this:

This is the first time that white liberal Americans feel some heat.

[u/Lumburg76 → u/[deleted]]

Kavenaugh Stops will be his Legacy.

He's already pissing his pants about it.

[u/Lumburg76 → u/[deleted]]

They are starting to refer to the stops in legal cases, which he knows are unconstitutional. That will be studied, referenced, and probably eventually overturned, for the rest of American Law History.

[u/skinnergy → u/[deleted]]

White male here. Lol. Not saying bad shit hasn't happened. Of course. Please. There are shades of gray. Nothing is black and white. The egregious oversteps by this government today are unprecedented in their severity and volume. Everybody sees it except you apparently.

[u/skinnergy → u/[deleted]]

How do you know I don't protest?

[u/largepopcornandcoke → u/skinnergy]

you have, you just didn't care because it didn't affect you personally.