Creeping Authoritarianism

Supremacy to the illiteracy of history:

The Past copies itself in such a cunning costume that we never detect the alikeness until the wounds are real.

Slavery, The Indian removal act of 1830, the internment of Japanese during WW II, Jim Crow laws, Gender bias laws, banning books, Gun control, Stand your ground, Birth control, Voting Rights, Transgender bias, and the list goes on. The frivolity. 

Slavery in Florida was more central to Florida’s history than to almost any other state in the union. Florida’s purchase from Spain was primarily a measure to strengthen the system of slavery on Southern plantations by denying potential runaways a haven of safety.   To enhance the system of slavery, anti-literacy laws were passed between 1740 and 1834 in plantation states against teaching enslaved people to read.

In 2023, Flanked by NRA lobbyists and other gun lobby allies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a dangerous permitless carry bill into law—behind closed doors—that will allow people to carry hidden, loaded guns in public with no permit or training. In the wake of Parkland and 146 mass shootings so far this year, defined by the Gun Violence Archive as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed. These mass shootings have led to 209 deaths and 563 injuries this year.

The United States Supreme Court has taken a constitutional right recognized by the women of America. Here’s the thing, one does not have to abandon their faith and their rights with deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling women what to do in decisions about what is in their best interest.

This year, across the nation, there have been 498 anti-trans bills with a Republican-led ban on transgender student-athletes passing the US House, moves to Senate, and to beat all, Michigan Republicans Fight Lifting Ban on Unmarried Couples Living Together.

Creeping Authoritarianism

Patriarchal values with the harboring of alternative truths, with heterosexism added to the internalized hatred in the quest for domination.

Call it Creeping or Snaring, but to the Soul I’ll keep sharing!

Thoughts from the heart through God we must start.