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I Thought My Dystopia Anxiety was Bad Enough….
I just listened to what must be the two most disturbing episodes of the podcast Refuse Fascism. These episodes are about the fall of Roe and about Christofascism.
This bizarre reality is utterly horrifying. I just listened to the two most recent episodes of the podcast Refuse Fascism. For years, sane people have fantasized about moving to another country, usually Canada.
The most recent episode of Refuse Fascism, “Post-Roe Reality Check & January 6 Hearing Update,” is extra chilling. It talks about monsters such as Faux News nonjournalists slandering and doxing the doctor who performed the Ohioan 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion, and these fascist nonjournalists claim it’s a made-up story. The mind boggles at the level of gaslighting, misogyny, and evil.
The podcast host mentions Jessica Valenti’s article “They Will Never Believe Us: Not Even If We’re 10 Years-Old” on Substack. (Apparently she’s no longer publishing on Medium — the most recent essays of hers I found on Medium are from 2020 — which explains why I haven’t come across her on Medium lately. I just became a Substack subscriber.)
The Refuse Fascism episode “Christian Theocracy, The Crusades, & Modern-Day America” is also especially chilling. The interviewee, Thomas Lacoque, is a professor who’s analyzed Christofascists and…