Is MAGA really a fascist movement? - Matthew Cooke

[ihaveaquestion]

This history makes it incredibly clear.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Sounds remarkably like Shitler and Project 2025's vision of America

Get these guys out of my government!

[haele]

2. MAGA is the Cult supporting the fascists.

The GOP are the Fascists.

[ananda]

10. How do you distinguish?

???

[haele]

12. True believers vs. Opportunists

After all, can you really define what is MAGA other than a devotion to *rump and those who have his favor?
MAGA cult members will happily contradict themselves to enthusiastically stay in their bubble. Opportunists will mouth the words, but still go about doing their business as usual.
Most Tech Bros aren't MAGA, but they use the MAGA cult, just like the cynical rich corporate board members making decisions who know there's enough cult members to they can use to influence the general public.
Most MAGA movers and shakers don't care one way or another about the movement

[SamKnause]

3. I don't need to watch the video. The answer is yes. MAGA is a fascist Christian Nationalist movement.

I refer to them as double cultist.

[Hotler]

4. Christian Taliban. nt

[kentuck]

5. They are being led by "fascists" but are more of a "cult of personality" themselves.

They follow the teachings and advice of their Dear Leader.

[peggysue2]

6. Spot on!

Also a reason to call out what we're seeing and hearing for what it is--fascism. Despite JD Vance claiming the uptick in violent, lone wolf attacks being the result of leftists calling our this regime as fascism or disrespecting ICE with the label of Nazis, this is exactly what we need to continue to do.

As Will Bunch wrote this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Words still not only matter, but have incredible power. What we are witnessing is American fascism. I am an anti-fascist.

As are most Americans. Call it out while we still can.

[dwayneb]

7. Does not matter what word you use...

Fascist, authoritarian, autocracy, police state - it all comes down to MAGA and Trump getting their boot on your neck.

I would argue that Trump and MAGA are developing a Corporate State that will have an organization and methods very similar to the Mafia or a criminal syndicate. In many ways it is far more sophisticated that the Fascist regimes in Europe in the mid 20th century.

Hate and fear to shut up critics. Ownership of judges and courts. Full control of propaganda mouthpieces at all levels, broadcast media, streaming media and the Internet.

[rampartd]

8. fascism seems to be a spectrum or process and we are certainly in that space.

i've been thinking of these people not as disciplined fascists, but as barbarians with no idea how civilization works.

they destroy civilization because they do not understand the alternative.

[Timeflyer]

9. Thanks for posting!

[Midnight Writer]

11. We have seen these exact same techniques used over and over in our twentieth century history.

There is nothing new or even stealthy about what they are doing.