A Peasant's Voice - Episode 7 - Stage Three Of The Fascist Takeover

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An Episode about the playbook of fascism told in part through song's from his new Album, "Fascist Addict".  Fascism has never been complicated – identify scapegoats, control the narrative, silence opposition. What's terrifying isn't its complexity but its effectiveness, even when we can see it happening right before our eyes.

I've been watching this slow-motion takeover unfold for years, starting with Reagan's dismantling of the Fairness in Media Doctrine that once required balance in broadcasting. When he vetoed congressional attempts to preserve these protections, he unleashed a media ecosystem where truth became optional and tribal identity determined what facts people would accept. Today, some networks operate with just 12% factual content while still calling themselves "news."

This manufactured reality created perfect conditions for the classic fascist strategy of scapegoating. First, it was immigrants "stealing jobs." Now, it's expanded to include political opponents labeled as terrorists. When leaders begin criminalizing those who oppose fascism (literally what "Antifa" means), they're following a dangerous historical pattern that has preceded humanity's darkest chapters.

What makes this moment particularly dangerous is how our divisions are framed as left versus right when the more accurate framing is top versus bottom. While we fight culture wars, the economic elite consolidate power, wealth inequality grows, and democratic institutions erode. The wealthy benefit while the vast majority experience stagnating wages and increasing economic insecurity.

We need to recognize these manipulative tactics and refuse to participate in the manufactured outrage that drives us apart. The path forward requires recommitting to shared democratic values, demanding media accountability, and focusing on economic conditions that affect all Americans regardless of political affiliation.

Don't miss my album "Fascist Addict" on streaming platforms and my coming one-man show A Peasant's Voice: The Divided States of The Poor Working Class – both warnings about where we're headed if we don't wake up and recognize this playbook for what it is. Subscribe for more raw, unfiltered analysis as we navigate these perilous times together.

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