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2. Government and institutions are flirting with it way too much

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:11 AM

Apr 2018

I'm not going to criticize anyone who says there may already be a fascist element to it.

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How close is the US to fascism? [View all] Orange Free State Apr 2018 OP

Just a few small steps - or one large national emergency - away. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #1

Government and institutions are flirting with it way too much ck4829 Apr 2018 #2

And the GOP also has their own state run TV. Initech Apr 2018 #7

We're not there yet. Give it a generation or two. Initech Apr 2018 #5

Mitch McConnell says SOON. GeorgeGist Apr 2018 #6

I don't think we're appreciably closer than before Trump mythology Apr 2018 #8

Actually remarkably close. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #9