Posted on 06/16/2022 2:08:19 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian at New York University, and the author of the book, “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.” She has studied the backsliding of democracy, from the US to Russia, and elsewhere.
In a wide-ranging interview, she told Insider that in light of the January 6 hearings, Trump might have to be prosecuted in order to save American democracy ahead of the 2024 election. In that context, she said that DeSantis could take his place as a populist nominee…
“Now, if that does happen to Trump — DeSantis has already absorbed all the lessons of Trump”…
“He’s clearly readying himself for a national run, whether it’s in 2024 or later. And he’s a very dangerous individual,” Ben Ghiat said. “He’s dangerous because he is equally repressive, but doesn’t have the baggage of Trump. It’s hard to have the baggage of Trump.”
So basically if DeSantis wins in 2024 we slip right back into fascism.
The corporations will all take his side, he’ll have full control of the media, and we’ll be at war with Russia.
It’ll be bad, folks.
BAD!!!
So don’t you dare vote for DeSantis in 2024.
Because if you do, we might finally get our country back.
(Excerpt) Read more at notthebee.com ...
” Oh no you guys, an “expert on fascism” says DeSantis is a “very dangerous individual” ...”
Sure, a danger to the Left’s desire to create the perfect Socialist Democratic Dictatorship.
She is not much of a historian if she thinks the United States is a democracy.
“Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?”
“A Republic, if you can keep it.” - Benjamin Franklin - close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation.
Another “expert”.
I think it is time to revise the definition of
“expert”.
Has he forced anyone to get a dangerous shot yet?
That’s not “hyphenated” as you think.
That is Semitic. Ben meaning “son” and a “Ghiat” indicating something from around Israel or Arabic states. Not sure exactly which. But I fear strong Moslem relations, who should never pontificate about “fascism”.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat... She must be Jewish. And mad as a hatter.
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Yes, good possibility.
The dims are scared of DeSantis so they have to do what they can to destroy him.
OK. Thanks.
My warning against hyphenated women still stands, even if it’s not applicable to this particular case.
i will not vote for desantis in 2024... the plan is trump in 2024 and desantis 2028 and 2032...
wow... 2032 seems so far away...
i hope biden will be around to see his legacy forgotten.
Well, we all remember how Trump had “full control of the media.”[/sarcasm]
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