Posted on 07/25/2015 4:56:56 AM PDT by GoneSalt
In the political discussion of today, there always comes a risk of being discounted as a crackpot when using a word like “fascist” to describe a political opponent. The word, much like “socialist,” has been so abused since the fall of fascism that it lost its meaning quite some time ago. Comparisons of modern leaders to Hitler tend to be completely void of any substance, and there is even an Internet adage, “Godwin’s law,” that says, “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.”
In a recent article by Jeffrey Tucker, however, it is argued, quite justly in my opinion, that Donald Trump, whether he knows it or not, is a fascist (or is at least acting like one). Much like Mussolini and Hitler, Trump is a demagogue dedicated to riling up the people (particularly conservatives) with race baiting, traditionalism and strongman tough talk — and, according to polls, it’s working — for now.
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
An addendum to "Godwin's Law"...if what you're doing makes Salon compare you to Hitler, you're doing it right!
Salon writer is worried about seeming like a crackpot?
When you can’t debate policy, hurl epithets.
This hit piece is straight from the Liberal playbook.
If Salon wants to out a TRUE, dictionary definition, fascist all they need to do is remove the scales from their eyes and be honest with themselves and everyone else and take a look at their favorite progressive hopey changey community organizer. You know who I’m talking about: Fascist Number One.
Perfect! ... wish I'd said it :-)
“Trump is a demagogue dedicated to riling up the people (particularly conservatives) with race baiting, traditionalism and strongman tough talk...”
It had to happen. They are running out of angles to cover over the anger of Americans. If Americans won’t roll over and give up their country peacefully, they are Hitler juniors.
He’s no more fascist than he is conservative.
According to Salon, anyone who puts the interests of America above the interests of another country and/or any particular balkanized domestic interest group, is a fascist. It’s a particularly vapid comparison; fascism is of the left.
These are the same people that used to write in those “revolutionary” campus rags back in the day. This is their level.
I’m not going to get my eyes dirty by reading of that drivel.
He may not be either of those but he’s also not Hillary or Yeb!
If he’s the only way to avoid those two, I’ll get on board.
Well, Trump (may be) a nationalist, and he (may have) some socialist tendencies in some areas, so...
That is what I was thinking.
And "open borders" mean that we have NO nation at all!!!!
Just say NO to "gays", Third-World immigration, H-1B visas, anti-Christianity, human rights NGOs, obama, the clintons, obamacare, and the Ginsburg/Kagan Supreme Court!!!! Phooey, phooey, and PHOOEY AGAIN!!!!
I don’t think this guy knows what a “fascist” actually is. The closet thing we have today to an actual fascist is a left-wing progressive. Bill Whittle dealt with this issue.
https://www.billwhittle.com/singularity/nazis-were-socialists-not-right-wingers
Their DemoRat tyrant dictator they so worship has about nearly destroyed the nation but a strong talker like Trump is a rising danger worthy of calling him a fascist? Rather bass ackwards logic of Salon but yawn— expected coming from insane LIEberals.
Salon is seeing the fundamental change ending and possibly reversed
through all the murky propaganda there is a glimmer of reality and death to the Salonites
I won’t vote for any of the liberals including Trump.
Ain’t projecting your own faults onto others wonderful? Kinda gets you off the hook, no?
BTTT.
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