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   Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:27:27 JST Sean Casten

   Stephen Miller is trying to provoke people into responding to the government's unlawful use of force because he wants his own Reichstag Fire. This is an old, and very dangerous playbook. Take video. Resist peacefully. But don't give these fascists what they want.

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     Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:40:24 JST Sean Casten

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     One last thing. Someone is inevitably going to say that calling a fascist a fascist contributes to the problem. Let me be clear: that ain't in the top 100 of the problems right now when this guy is openly encouraging the use of state violence against American citizens.

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     Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:40:25 JST Sean Casten

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     Abraham Lincoln famously said that "in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail. Against it, nothing can succeed." The crimes they are committing are horrific but keep that public sentiment in mind: neither their agenda nor their M.O. is popular.

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     Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:40:25 JST Sean Casten

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     Miller aspires to be Goebbels. Ridicule him, mock him and RESIST in ways that are public, visible and don't give into a single one of his evil dreams. Turn him into Bull Connor.

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     Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:40:25 JST Sean Casten

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     And please - be safe. These are immature, irresponsible children who are quick to anger and are backed into a corner with their deadly toys. This is a dangerous moment. Let's get through it together so we can accelerate accountability on the back end. /fin

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     VulcanTourist (vulcantourist@autistics.life)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 04:41:23 JST VulcanTourist

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     Conservatism's core principle was always selfishness, but it was always carefully obfuscated when tolerance hadn't yet fully run amok. Now it's blatantly out in the open. They're not "immature and irresponsible", they're malignantly selfish. Call them what they truly are... aside from fascists. (Fascism is all about selfishness, though, so full circle.)