Donald Trump Again Shows That He is The Very Definition of a Fascist

[sheshe2]

To this point in the story that is the decline of American democracy under Donald Trump and the Republican Party, we have seen many things. Among them are threats of violence against political rivals, an upsurge in racism and nativism, militant nationalism and careless warmongering, efforts to limit the freedom of the press, assaults on the rule of law, blatant disregard for democratic traditions and norms, shameless apparent corruption and abuse of the public trust, idol worship of despots and dictators, and the creation of a malignant reality in which Trump's followers are wedded to him in a political cult based upon collective narcissism and shared authoritarian values.

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When the president claimed that Mueller and the FBI's investigation into his affairs was "an attack on our country," he christened himself a fascist leader in all but name.


Trump believes that he is the state, as did the absolute monarchs of earlier centuries, and as did totalitarian despots like Hitler and Stalin. He believes that he is above the law and that all legal power and authority flows from him. For Trump, instead of being embraced as the hallmarks of a healthy and functioning democracy, checks and balances are a threat to his authoritarian agenda.

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If Donald Trump was an ordinary citizen who happened to have a great deal of money, his anti-democratic impulses and pronouncements would be "merely" troublesome. But Trump is not just the drunk at the bar who happens to be rich. He is president of the United States and official leader of one of the country's two main political parties. He has his own propaganda machine and leads a movement comprised of tens of millions of desperate, angry people.

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As such, Trump's followers and enablers perceive any attack on him as an attack on themselves. Trump knows this all too well. Late on Tuesday afternoon, his re-election campaign sent the following email to his supporters:

Friend,
Let me be clear. Since Day One, this witch hunt has never been about me.
Their target is you.

Read More: http://www.chaunceydevega.com/2018/04/donald-trump-again-shows-that-he-is.html

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You really need to read it all. I have heard from many here that the Democratic party needs to excite voters old and new, give them a reason to vote.... woo them send them with flowers and sweet promises... hell wine and dine them to get their vote. The Fugg? If DT and the GOP is not reason enough for you to vote Democratic then you do no belong in this party.

Read the article. Read it in full. You sit it out because...meh, not excited. Then you never read the Democratic platform and a lazy uneducated voter because of that.

Get the Hell Out And Vote!

[silverweb]

1. K&R

[mcar]

2. I agree completely

Anyone who thinks they need to be convinced to vote D is not a Democrat, a liberal, a progressive. In fact, I fear for their sanity.

[sheshe2]

3. Amazing isn't it mcar.

We are told they we need to stroke them. They are not willing to be part of the Democratic party unless we bow to their needs and not all our needs.

[raven mad]

6. Stroking leeches only makes them grasp tighter. n/t

[Cha]

4. No doubt. trump is a

fucking fascist.

The Democratic Party has an awesome platform.. there's not reason not to vote Democratic if you care about our country and the Planet.

Mahalo for the report, she.

[Poiuyt]

5. I keep reading that trump isn't really a fascist, but he sure seems like one to me

I can't wait to read Madeleine Albright's new book about fascism.

[smirkymonkey]

7. K&R

[NurseJackie]

8. Agreed! We must fight back. We need a STRONG and UNITED Democratic party.

[sheshe2]

9. Yes We Can!

Yes We Do! GOTV 2018. Then 2020!

Vote Democratic!

[Gothmog]

10. K&R

[BoneyardDem]

11. K&R