Posted on 08/25/2015 1:58:59 PM PDT by dschapin
I am honestly getting a little scared of what I see happening in politics at the moment. Trump seems to be creating a personality cult where his supporters don’t seem to care what they are supporting provided he attacks the people they don’t like. I am starting to feel a little bit like a German citizen in the early 1930’s watching normally rational conservatives start to cultishly follow a strong leader who they thought would fight back and stop the communists.
Seriously if I had to pick a political philosophy for the Trump movement I would say that it is fascism for the following reasons.
1. Trump's support of and past involvement in crony capitalism (such as his support for using the condemnation power of the state to take property for private parties with good government connections).
2. Trump's followers extreme desire for a strong leader and almost mystical belief that he can fix things without caring what his beliefs or idealogy is.
3. Trump's support for a type of nationalism that is starting to push into the overtly rascist and nativist realm.
4. The delight that Trump seems to take in personally demeaning and attempting to destroy anyone who opposes him. And the way that his followers cheer him on in so including supporting him using sexist slurs against Megan Kelly for doing her job as a journalist.
5. Finally, the fact that Trump and his supporter seem to have no concern for the constitution or the separation of powers.
What does “nativist” mean?
You fit right in with the liberal professor who said Scott Walker was like Hitler:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3329046/posts
Neither. I support Cruz and would be Happy with Walker and OK with Rubio.
No, I actually like Walker.
Your concerns are logical but over reactive. I wont worry until he annexes Canada, invades Mexico, and hires Dominoes to start building bigger ovens. Relax! Hmmm, about invading Mexico, that would not worry me.
Yes. My thought too
No joke. Must be REEEAAALLLY getting desperate.
Why do Ted Cruz supporters hate America? Are we just not suffering enough for our ‘’sins’’?
Fascist? No, not yet at least.
Populist, with a cult of personality? Yup.
What is he saying or doing that is remotely racist?
I signed off the Blaze for good after hearing this same cr@p.
Need some cheese with that whine? How does cheese taste with GOPe RINO jackboot leather?
If you feel like a citizen of Germany in the post-WWI days, maybe it's because those citizens felt overwhelmed by the shame the world tried to heap on them, the onerous economic conditions of the time, and the hopelessness that arose from a weak, compliant government. Kind of like the United States today ...
You fear Trump. I fear just about anyone else.
1.Obama
2.Obama
3.Obama
4.Obama
5.Obama
Jeez....as a fellow supporter of Ted Cruz, let me say “Lighten up, Francis”.
I’m certainly not a Trump supporter but I am glad to see the tizzy he’s throwing the GOPe, ‘RATS and Mainstream Media into.
Rosy Scenario: Trump is destroying the pro-invasion RINO’s for the benefit of Ted Cruz.
The mystery is what excuse will Trump have for bowing out.
A bold vanity. I hope your flame retardant suit is securely fastened.
Trump’s support for a type of nationalism that is starting to push into the overtly rascist and nativist realm.
This IS our country.
We don’t HAVE to allow it to be overrun with illegal aliens.
Do you want a straight answer to that or are we obligated by past usage to throw the word “fascist” around as loosely as we’ve been throwing the words “socialist” and “communist” around?
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