The big problem is not Trump. It is "Trumpism"

[Dill]

(04-29-2019, 10:03 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I think the socialism thing is just thrown out there to annoy by a lot of people.  Obviously some people don’t understand it. But then we get the converse when liberals tell us we are secretly in favor of socialism because of police department fire department etc. Not only are they incorrect, but it appears that they support socialism by trying to defend it. But all in all I think for the most part the accusations of socialism/fascism are meant to annoy. I now eagerly await Dill explaining why the fascism accusations are real.

Dill could probably explain why Trump and his supporters embrace authoritarian politics, based upon 1) commonly understood (among social scientists and historians) definitions of authoritarianism and 2) the behavior of Trump and followers. I.e., "real" behavior, which no one disagrees occurred/occurs.  And could probably fend of most varieties of false equivalence and bothsidesism while doing so.