Tag: facism
A ‘plague on both houses’—still ends up a plague
Our planet is an imperfect place,/ A mirror to the human race.
Can Trumpist fascism commandeer America, today’s richest, ‘exceptional,’ freedom-loving empire?
How can an unteachable blunderer—failing every presidential crisis, many self-created, pull off the most improbable, fascist lurch since the 19th century?
How fascism works: Trump’s ‘law & order’ is lawlessness, fueling racist...
Jason Stanley, Yale philosopher and scholar of propaganda, says Trump built a cult of personality within the Republican Party, as evident during the Republican National Convention, and has moved the United States steadily into authoritarianism during his term.
Trump’s fascist efforts to demolish democracy
Driven by a hatred of “the other” and infused with narratives of decline and victimization, fascist politics trade in an incendiary rhetoric of fear, demonization and violence.
As the far-right descends on Portland, police target counter-protesters
“Today, we offer our complete and unwavering solidarity with workers, immigrants, migrant justice organizers, and human rights activists to say loudly and clearly no to fascist organizing taking place in Portland, Oregon.”
Michael Moore asks Bill Maher if people are ready to die...
Moore said that he thinks Americans can stop Trump, but only if they’re all-in.
The American Fascist
Viewing Donald Trump in light of the fascists of the first half of the twentieth century helps explain what Trump is doing and how he is succeeding.