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 ...
Conservative fascist (Trump) bad, liberal fascists (Obama Hillary) good.
We know the drill.
“...I think they’re more like 2 year olds...”
May one add; emotionally stunted, walking repositories of all the obnoxiousness that has ever existed since the beginning of time.
IMHO
“The word, much like “socialist,” has been so abused since the fall of fascism that it lost its meaning quite some time ago.”
The terms ‘socialism’ and ‘fascism’ have been used so much since the rise of those ideologies in this country.
The author may not understand their meanings, but those of us not dumbed down understand those words AND understand history.
Reagan said when fascism comes to America it will be in the form of liberalism. Spot on!
“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.”
What a stupid writer. Fascist is a form of government, not a method of giving speeches.
The idiocy is unbelievable.
Lefty desperation is a sad thing. LOL!
The fascists were socialists, and the socialists from Salon are criticizing Trump as a socialist?
My God, Trump has them in a full blown panic attack. They are terrified of what his candidacy means.
Try to get a socialist to admit Nazis were socialists, or even left wing. They refuse to look at links or even Wiki, saying “history is written by the victors” but with a double meaning.
Leftist projection.
Did Trump steal Obama’s Phone and Pen?
Are you kidding me. Obama is the fascist. He is in bed with all the largest corporations willing to give them whatever they want for a cut!
But, while on the subject of just who is utilizing the tactics of the European Axis leaders, the one who wins the "whom" involved, hands down, is Salon's darling, Barack Obama:
(The idea--embraced by Obama & now Hillary--of demonizing 1% of the population as scapegoats, goes back to Karl Marx's suggestion of a tactical approach to unifying a population against a scape goat. Marx--as Hitler--three generations later--selected the German Jews as a scapegoat.)
I’ve already been labeled as a “fascist” by the Liberal Left:
http://vikingkitties.blogspot.com/2013/11/fascists-loving-fascists.html
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