Extremism Expert Warns Trump Could Rile Up His Base: 'If He Called for Violence, There Would be...

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Extremism Expert Warns Trump Could Rile Up His Base: ‘If He Called for Violence, There Would be Violence’

by Tamar Auber | Dec 2nd, 2018, 8:24 pm

During an interview with SiriusXMProgress host Dan Obeidallah, extremism expert J.M. Berger warned that President Donald Trump could potentially rile his base up to the point of violence.

Obedidallah started off by saying that he fears Trump’s call to violence would lead his supporters to act.

“If he [Trump] called for violence, there would be violence,” Berger replied, after saying that the presidency is a pretty powerful bullhorn and pulpit. He added: “I think that is a pretty easy call. Where that puts him on the spectrum in between extremism and authoritarianism is a little more complicated.”

“I will not make the direct comparison, but if you looking at somebody like Hitler, he had a very well developed extremist ideology he was advancing,” he continued on. “It was very specific … we don’t have that with Trump.”

He then said only time will tell how history will ultimately judge Trump.

“I think history will probably end up looking at him as an authoritarian who attempted to use extremism to his advantage,” Berger surmised. “But there is still a lot that could happen.”

audio recording:
https://www.mediaite.com/donald-trump/extremism-expert-warns-trump-could-rile-up-his-base-if-he-called-for-violence-there-would-be-violence/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I periodically wonder if Trump would be able to rile his base to violence

once he's out of office.

Example: There's a Democrat in the WH and one or both Houses of Congress are also democratic. And he's bored, wants to be in the news cycle again. He makes a public statement that is inflammatory, pushback on public policy.

Would there be the same mob mentality and perhaps unleashed violence by his "base"?

[Arkansas Granny]

2. He already has.

[htuttle]

4. Yes, and there already is

[WePurrsevere]

3. "If he called for violence" "IF"? Excuse me but he already has.

And this video is from March 2016, he's done a while lot more since.

I have zero doubt he could make it much much worse though.

[WePurrsevere]

5. 'No Blame'? ABC News finds 17 cases invoking 'Trump'...

in connection with violence, threats or alleged assaults
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame-abc-news-finds-17-cases-invoking-trump/story?id=58912889

But a nationwide review conducted by ABC News has identified at least 17 criminal cases where Trump's name was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations of assault.

Nearly all -- 16 of 17 -- cases identified by ABC News are striking in that court documents and direct evidence reflect someone echoing presidential rhetoric, not protesting it. ABC News was unable to find any such case echoing presidential rhetoric when Barack Obama or George W. Bush were in the White House.

The perpetrators and suspects identified in the 17 cases are mostly white men, as young as teenagers and as old as 68, while the victims represent an array of minority groups -- African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims and gay men.

Federal law enforcement authorities have privately told ABC News they worry that -- even with Trump's public denunciations of violence -- Trump's style could inspire violence-prone individuals to take action against minorities or others they perceive to be against the president's agenda.

Then of course there's a Snopes fact check (with sources):
Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-incitement-violence/

[PJMcK]

6. Trump has repeatedly called for violence

But so what?

His supporters are generally scaredy cats who pose and strut. When push comes to shove, like most bullies, they slink back to their basements and post threatening messages on Facebook.

Granted, there will always be a few idiots who will commit crimes. For the most part, however, Trump's supporters are all talk. They are cowards and a great many of them are older and not really in shape for a military revolt.