One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.
They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.
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Is this a joke? Where is the precedent for interceding in fascist regimes simply to stop fascism? If anyone from the outside steps in in any way it’s not going to be to save us, and it’s more likely IMO to be from someone with interests in acquiring US holdings, I.e. not because of the spread of fascism. I would be very surprised if I was wrong about this.
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Lol what? No. You are either deeply misunderstanding what I’m saying or trolling.
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Okay? I stand by my saying you’re wrong.
Still waiting on the response to the other one btw
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Weird how quickly you respond when adding nothing of value and treating others poorly, but when asked questions about the specifics of what you prefer to what you’re shouting down, you sure take your time.
Edited to add link for accessibility: https://lemmy.world/comment/16068181
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You think the US is the only autocratic place on Earth? The remainder of the Democratic West isn’t going to start policing every regressive regime on the planet, starting with the biggest military on the planet.
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Given the world’s track record with the 2nd and 3rd greatest world powers, I imagine the same if not tamer with the 1st greatest world power. Heavy sanctions only when they actually invade a “western” country.
Europe has changed its attitude as of late. As well as Canada and Australia. But we’ll see what happens when US invades Greenland.
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Nobody is doing anything about all the others, and I doubt anyone would like to start against the biggest military force ever
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What? Why do you think that observing that no one is coming to save us = not caring about the outcome or not doing anything to affect it? Btw, since you’re so against apathy I’m pretty curious 1. What steps you’re taking to prevent the spread of fascist policy and ideology and 2. What do you recommend to the average US citizen who feels overwhelmed and helpless to stop the hostile takeover to both make change and feel empowered?