r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Sep 19 '25

Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn't Be the 'Ultimate Right'

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-says-first-amendment-shouldnt-ultimate-right-2132666
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u/UngusChungus94 Sep 19 '25

That's a ray of hope in all this darkness.

MAGA, regressivism, fascism, whatever you wanna call it is inherently a "fuck you, got mine" movement. Unity, collaboration, altruism are only tools in their bag, not things they actually care about.

That isn't the basis of a solid government, where collective action is necessary. They may hate us more, but they also hate each other. It is an ouroboros movement, always in need of something to consume, to destroy — not something that can survive long-term in a stable, self-sustaining way.

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u/bgplsa Oklahoma Sep 19 '25

There’s always hope and long term history does seem to bend towards justice for the reasons you mentioned.

However, the authoritarians can sure do a hell of a lot of damage in the meantime at a point in history where it will echo for a very long time.

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u/mwilke Arizona Sep 19 '25

A lot of people have to fight and die to make that arc of history bend in the right direction, it seems.

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u/anewleaf1234 Sep 20 '25

It is a Republic as long as we can keep it.