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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gays have a year or two before they are swept into the camps I think. First on the list will be immigrants and trans people in red states. That phase will begin in January. That will take 18 months at least. If they are as incompetent as they've been in the past, this phase could take the entire four years until his 3rd term.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Think they can change their last names and blend in if they are lucky?

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think people who can pretend to be cis, straight white conservative christians have the highest chance of long-term survival in red states.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great now people need to go to church and hang out with those two faced grifters. Paying 10% to blend in.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most "Christians" have never even cracked open a bible, much less stepped foot into a church. Lie about it. Remember, you're a Christian now so you're forgiven. If you don't sin, then JJ died for no reason.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I get the feeling that when neighbors turn on each other not going to a church is going to be on the lost. Certainly lower than trans and LGBT folks but it will be there.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You may be right. But church people can be nosy and judgy. It's not a safe place to be repeatedly visiting in my opinion.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Yes but history has taught me if you are not part of the clique you are a target for when things go wrong. It's like going back to Salem. They literally blame gays and immigrants for hurricanes now.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not after fascists fill the ranks of the NSA and mass-surveillance state apparatus. I guarantee that if you're a teenager they have already captured enough data about you to reliably predict who's liberal, gay, trans, etc with a very high degree of accuracy; doesn't really matter though, as fascism will treat every false positive with extreme prejudice anyway.

Only the kids who go on the offensive and proactively blend in with fascism will remain hidden, if they keep it to themselves and avoid typing it into a phone or computer.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

Guess everyone here is screwed already. Where god I hope this will not be as Trump foretold.