recent clothing projects + america is not a fascist country and isn't becoming one

 what a crazy title, right?

anyways: i am not conservative, i am not ultranationalist, and i am not MAGA. 

I'm a proud american, and like this country. The fact that a lot of my friends who think that having pride for my country and having some conservative views means I'm MAGA. I don't operate like that, if anything I'm still moderate democrat. But I operate based on having fundamental values and choosing my opinion on stuff, rather than having a team and choosing my opinion based on that team. I believe in: LGBT rights, freedom of speech, freedom of expression (clothing expression, crossdressing), POC rights, abortion rights. But I also: think the police aren't so bad, hate policing people on words, think the recent Maduro capture was justified, find "don't talk to me if you're a republican" stupid as shit. 

this was my first time screen printing, this is a plastic tree t shirt i made. I accidentally underexposed it, and i'm not the happiest with the result, but i'm pretty sure i can salvage it.

America is not fascist, and isn't becoming a fascist country, and trump is not a dictator. Facism: "Fascism is characterized by support for a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy"

Trump is not a dictator. People point to venezuela as an example: because trump executed a military action without the permission of congress. Congress has the power to declare war, but the president is the commander in chief. They have the ability to carry out LIMITED military procedures, and usually in response to terrorism. For example, in 2011, obama carried out the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. It was not approved by congress, but was legal under both US and international law. Dictators and fascists have opposition leaders killed. Maduro, the president of venezula, DID have opposition leaders killed. a lot of them.

I hemmed the shirt because it was too long for me, I got a bunch of them from my friend who said he didn't want them anymore. He wears size L, so these shirts were too long for me

My biggest issue with trump is the epstein files. He's obviously in them, and I hate pedos, I want all of them to drop dead. But when it comes to people saying republicans are trying to "take their rights away" i strongly strongly disagree. People generalize republicans like crazy. I have a friend who's a christian right leaning person. We agree to disagree on tons of stuff. He loves nuclear power, walkability, public transport, affordable housing, and he's a conservative. Isn't it crazy how people who say they "hate all conservatives" would just never want to be his friend, even though they probably have so much in common? 

This is a pretty successful project i had. I turned this old pullover hoodie into a zipup. I bought the zipper from hobby lobby. I'm not done with the hoodie yet. I'm planning on sewing on some lace to the hoodie and sleeves to make it look more frilly and girly, and then I'm gonna screen print some more plastic tree stuff on the front and back. 

Anyways, I don't think america is a fascist country and I don't think it's becoming one. Anyone who thinks american is fascist can have a conversation with me, I'm not aggressive and I'm open to changing my mind.