Fascism has take a grip on America which will take years to tackle but we can also see its rise in Australia.
Dehumanisation of immigrants and the working class, attacking the university system, political corruption without accountability, increasing militarisation, increasing racism, media complicity and the spread big lies are some of the signs.
These are some of the things that we need to be vigilant against to maintain a vibrant and healthy democracy.
What are other things do we need to consider?
It began with a whisper
An almost imperceptible murmur
An uncomfortableness stirred
That could be heard faintly
In the breeze.
At first we ignored it
That annoying irritant
We rose above it
Reassured by our moral superiority.
But the noise became louder
Impossible to ignore
Drowning out all rational thought
As it inflamed all in its anger.
Nothing now left but cinders
Yet I hear more whispers
In the breeze.
The Spoken Word 