10-09-2020, 10:26 AM
(10-09-2020, 09:57 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Didn't realize that wanting people to go to prison who you think committed various crimes was considered facism.
But, I guess whether or not a crime was committed only matters if it's the current sitting president.
Well, my reason for considering Trump to be a fascist is because he checks most of the boxes from every expert on the topic I've ever read, including the list from Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco. I call this a fascist act because of the context falling in line with several of those, as well.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
