They were never scared of a fascist takeover, just that they would be in the wrong side of it somehow. Look at the demographics of DC and it’s obvious that they’d be singing a different tune.
@plumicorns.bsky.socialI get lightheaded whenever I think too hard about how the same people who have been working themselves into a frenzy about the ATF and black helicopters and the new world order for decades are now seeing the actual military occupation of a US city and going "just what they needed! Nice and safe!"