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I’ve Resisted Calling Trump a Fascist. Not Anymore.
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<blockquote data-quote="Holliday" data-source="post: 125306" data-attributes="member: 954"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thedailybeast.com/ive-resisted-calling-trump-a-fascist-but-after-he-openly-endorsed-violence-not-anymore?source=articles&via=rss[/URL]</p><p></p><p>We have now entered a new reality in America where Trump, like<a href="https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/14/18221913/fascism-warning-madeleine-albright-book-trump" target="_blank"> fascists</a> before, is embracing violence to remain in power. Let’s be clear about what fascism is. As Madeleine Albright explained while discussing her 2018 book, <em>Fascism: A Warning</em>, “Fascism is not an ideology; it’s a process for taking and holding power.” She added that “what differentiates fascism from other ideological movements is the use of violence and anger to achieve political ends.” Hammering that point home, Albright back in early 2019 used a line that sums up Trump today: “Fascism involves the endorsement and use of violence to achieve political goals and stay in power.”</p><p></p><p>Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the new book <em>Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present</em>, painted a dark picture for me of Trump’s playbook. “His goal between now and November is to make the U.S. erupt into true chaos so he and William Barr can justify the authoritarian crackdown they dream of,” she said.</p><p></p><p>To this end, Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said point-blank Thursday on Fox News that violence helps Trump. While discussing the protests in Kenosha from the night before, Conway uttered the jaw-dropping <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/27/white-house-makes-it-clear-that-it-sees-chaos-streets-politically-useful/" target="_blank">line</a>, “The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety and law and order.”</p><p>(she's insane. Youbehcha)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Holliday, post: 125306, member: 954"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thedailybeast.com/ive-resisted-calling-trump-a-fascist-but-after-he-openly-endorsed-violence-not-anymore?source=articles&via=rss[/URL] We have now entered a new reality in America where Trump, like[URL='https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/14/18221913/fascism-warning-madeleine-albright-book-trump'] fascists[/URL] before, is embracing violence to remain in power. Let’s be clear about what fascism is. As Madeleine Albright explained while discussing her 2018 book, [I]Fascism: A Warning[/I], “Fascism is not an ideology; it’s a process for taking and holding power.” She added that “what differentiates fascism from other ideological movements is the use of violence and anger to achieve political ends.” Hammering that point home, Albright back in early 2019 used a line that sums up Trump today: “Fascism involves the endorsement and use of violence to achieve political goals and stay in power.” Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the new book [I]Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present[/I], painted a dark picture for me of Trump’s playbook. “His goal between now and November is to make the U.S. erupt into true chaos so he and William Barr can justify the authoritarian crackdown they dream of,” she said. To this end, Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said point-blank Thursday on Fox News that violence helps Trump. While discussing the protests in Kenosha from the night before, Conway uttered the jaw-dropping [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/27/white-house-makes-it-clear-that-it-sees-chaos-streets-politically-useful/']line[/URL], “The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety and law and order.” (she's insane. Youbehcha) [/QUOTE]
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