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In reply to the discussion: Trump Just Broke Through the Last Level of Neo-Fascism [View all]ancianita
(37,604 posts)46. EVERYTHING you say, too!
Politically this is it here:
fascism is the state, liberalism is the individual. Trump wants commitment of "my people" to him and the state, and fascist followers aggressively demand similar loyalty and conformity from others.
Economically, it's true about "uneasy distrust," which cuts both ways, and so the corporate support for our party, because they know they do better in spite of 'regulations' than they will with a fascist party. Which is why fascist governments don't last as long as democracies.
Yet not for nothing, there is Trump's interest in securing global support for his second term. He's made extensive appointments across
United States Commercial Service
Generalized System of Preferences
International Trade Administration
International Trade Commission
Office of the United States Trade Representative
and all the DoD cyber activity that keeps him staying on good terms with globalists who don't care what our system of government is.
I say this party is a fascist fifth column for corporate and global ends. Their rule of men, bound to Trump, is how they allow the final globalist corporate capture of our government that has been beyond the reach of any popular vote. That is exactly why the fascists of the Senate will not pass the electors.
Globalism is inevitable. It's been around since trans-Atlantic slavery and tech has sped it up.
It's just that Americans shouldn't have to give up popular sovereignty over corporate and AI rule.
Democrats and corporate donors know this will keep happening in elections ahead.
Even if Trump dies, there will be the pro-corporate fascists who will fight in the courts, unless we win GA. I hate to say that maintaining democracy can only depend on GA for four more years, but Democrats will either have to harden up the enforcements of our congressional rules and all laws during that time, or face constant elections crises ahead. It only takes one loss to another version of Trump to shred this 250 year experiment.
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they don't click their heels when the sig hiel and they don't finely taylored gray uniforms. nt
Javaman
Dec 2020
#16
No difference. Same fascism, different era. Using "neo" just obscures who they really are.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#21
Technically. At issue for me is that it suits media to call it 'neo because it's now in their face.
ancianita
Dec 2020
#41
Or, as we were taught, l'etat c'est moi. Guess that concept needs to be dusted off nowadays.
Karadeniz
Dec 2020
#18
I think sometimes the Trump era is more like an old time "company town" that went national
bucolic_frolic
Dec 2020
#10
The GOP has no party platform of principles, policies, beliefs, values, ideology, morality, or goals
keithbvadu2
Dec 2020
#26
Sounds right. Looks like fascism to me. Never thought I'd see it here. WWII vet dad would be livid.
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2020
#29