GET OUT
America’s Descent into Fascism, Racism, and the Oligarchic Sunken Place
“Now you’re in the sunken place.” – Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peele’s Get Out was never just a horror movie. It was a warning. A mirror. A coded language for Black America—whispered loud enough for the world to hear but wrapped in enough metaphor to make white folks think it was just about a weird liberal family.
Today, it’s not metaphor anymore. It’s national policy.
🌀 The Sunken Place is Systemic Now
In Get Out, Chris is lured into a home that pretends to see him, love him, and value him - until he discovers he’s been targeted for extraction. His Blackness is a currency. His body, a vessel for others. His voice? Silenced beneath politeness and teacups.
Sound familiar?
America’s Black, Brown, Queer, and marginalized communities have been nodding at this reality long before Peele put it to film. But in 2024 and now into 2025, we’re past subtlety. The sunken place has gone federal.
Voter suppression is escalating.
State-sanctioned violence is emboldened.
Executive overreach is the rule, not the exception.
Billionaires dictate elections while everyday people drown in debt.
This isn't an upcoming threat - this is a current regime of suppression, profit, and racialized distraction.
🇺🇸 Authoritarianism in Plain Sight
The Raw Story article on U.S. authoritarianism spells it out: political violence, loyalty tests, and disinformation aren’t fringe anymore—they’re strategic tools of governance. And yet, the mainstream still insists we “calm down” and “wait for the next election.”
But while we wait:
State legislatures are passing “anti-woke” laws that whitewash history.
Extremist judges are rolling back civil rights from the bench.
Politicians are greenlighting violence against protestors and immigrants.
And “oversight” committees are obsessed with Hunter Biden’s laptop while ignoring real threats to the republic - their L-rd and King: Trump.
What was once hidden is now performed with pride. Get Out was prophetic. And the basement door is wide open.
💰 The Oligarchy is Not Even Hiding Anymore
Let’s be clear: fascism isn’t just about goose-stepping and red hats - it’s about protecting capital by any means necessary. In Get Out, Black bodies were auctioned off to the highest bidder. Today, that auction continues:
Black culture is monetized while Black people are criminalized.
The rich fund both political parties and shape narratives across every major news outlet.
Public goods—like education, housing, and healthcare - are privatized for corporate gain.
You’re not paranoid if it feels like the system is rigged. You’re awake. Capitalism + white supremacy = the modern Armitage family, just with more stock portfolios and PAC money.
🔥 So What Now? Disrupt the Hypnosis
Chris escaped because he resisted the trance. He tuned into his rage, his grief, his knowing - and fought back. That’s not just plot - it’s strategy.
We must:
Exit the systems that gaslight us into believing change comes only through traditional channels.
Invest in mutual aid, community organizing, and local liberation strategies.
Call fascism what it is.
Stop waiting for Democrats or nonprofits to save us.
This is a we moment. Not a waiting room. Not a tea party.
🚪 Final Word: “Get Out” Is a Call, Not a Whisper
If you’re Black, Queer, Brown, immigrant, poor, or politically conscious - you already feel the noose tightening. It’s not your imagination.
But remember: Chris didn’t ask for permission to leave. He fought. He bled. He got out.
So must we.
Get out of the hypnosis.
Get out of allegiance to systems that hate us.
Get out and fight for a new world.
We’re not just surviving anymore. We’re interrupting. And we’re bringing a sledgehammer.
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✍🏾 About the Author:
Tanya Alkhaliq is a Black theologian, therapist, and cultural writer currently working on several upcoming books in response to the rising tide of fascism, religious trauma, and racial capitalism in America:
“Deconolonizing Therapy” – exploring how therapy must liberate itself from white supremacy, patriarchy, and religious dogma
“Black Genocide: How White America Engineered the Downfall of Black Life”
“Black Unity, Black Power” – a bold call for global Black solidarity beyond political or religious boundaries
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