[V K Lee]

To see exactly what you describe....it has been filmed
Watched the (1940 movie-IIRC) — THE MORTAL STORM

Good movie with Jimmy Stewart, Robert Young, and many other faces long sense forgotten.

This last seen before o-king took his throne the first time.. Speak of frightening....it’s all there on screen waiting your review.

Donald, OTOH is the matinee on a Saturday afternoon.....mild in its comparison. And exciting to watch just as exciting as Buster Crabe (sp?)

[Vendome]

You sign up years ago and don’t post for 7 years?

Not sure where to start on your goofy post.....

[CodeToad]

That was a load of nothing. The enumerated points you made could be said of every candidate on both sides it was so vague.

[5th MEB]

I do wish idiots like you would quit saying FASCISM when you want to say NAZISM!
Hitler was a NAZI, not a FASCIST! Mussolini was a FASCIST, not a NAZI.
They are two separate types of government.
True they do share some commonality, but they are DIFFERENT.
If you want to see a FASCIST, just look at a picture of OBUNGHOLE when he has his nose in the air and compare it to MUSSOLINI, perfect match.
Please go back to DU where you came from, you are not needed on FR.

[TheRightGuy]

you are making WAY to much sense ... please make sure your flame suit fits securely

[catnipman]

If you want to see ACTUAL fascism, all you have to do is look at how the obama administration operates.

[x]

No, he's more of a Berlusconi than a Mussolini.

[Mad Dawgg]

Wow, a Vanity with Goodwin's Law as a kicker...

Hyperbole thy name is...

[big'ol_freeper]

At the very least I am concerned we are drifting toward dictatorship. I’ve seen at least one conservative tract (that I can’t find now) that predicted we are two presidents from a dictatorship.

The problem is not Trump, or Obama et. al. ...its the Congress which refuses to perform its role with equal power to the executive and judiciary.

With Congress performing its role properly a strong leader like Trump would excell in a representative republic.

Unchecked....I worry about any president.

[Zionist Conspirator]

I don't know if it's "fascist" (which has become mostly a leftist smear word devoid of any and all objective meaning), but it sure ain't conservative.

The perfect conservative candidate is Ted Cruz.

[matt1234]

Is that you, Jeb?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“3. Trump’s support for a type of nationalism that is starting to push into the overtly rascist and nativist realm. “

I don’t think so.

Is your account a front for the GOPe to have a presence here?

[Fledermaus]

I can say the same 5 things about the GOPe and Dems.

[Fledermaus]

BTW, Kelly is a lawyer. She’s as much a “journalist” as George Stephalloverus.

You need to check the dictionary.

[the_doc]

I agree more or less.

My main concerns are that 1) Trump opposed de-funding Planned Parenthood; 2) he does not seem to have any plan to restore a proper definition of marriage; 3) he spends too much time attacking the people who, opponents though they may be at this point, are not the guys who have been WRECKING our country (except for L. Graham, perhaps). I specifically think that Trump should have made a lasting peace with Roger Ailes. (His barely-veiled war with Fox News is counterproductive.)

Perhaps worst of all, Trump has recently said that Bush 43 should have been impeached for lying about Iraq. This was irresponsibly dumb on Trump’s part. Trump just doesn’t seem capable of realizing that he could be mistaken about anything. (See Victor Davis Hanson’s article about the Dems’ FALSE charges against Bush.)

It is exciting to see Trump crush the Republican Establishment by raising certain non-PC issues, and this is why the majority of us very concerned conservatives have been cheering Trump on—but we ought to notice that Cruz has a MUCH better stance on the issues. (Unfortunately, Cruz has thus far been drowned out by Trump’s flamboyance—despite the fact that Cruz has every bit as much courage as Trump—and probably a lot more wisdom overall.)

In short, I am afraid that Trump is not as smart or as wise or as noble as he thinks he is— or as smart or as wise or as noble as so many angry conservatives think he is. And I say that as someone who will continue to cheer for him a bit longer as he dismantles the corrupt Republican Establishment’s Presidential politics.

[piasa]

yes

[woofie]

You are on to something

[Steve Van Doorn]

1. Fascism isn't crony capitalism. There are generally two types of socialism which Marx and Engels debated against many of the founders of Fascism. The two types of socialism attempted to merge in November 1925 Berlin but failed.

2. Crony capitalism is when a capitalistic system is taken over by the corporations. it's the weakness of capitalism but it is NOT capitalism. Crony Capitalism is the antithesis to capitalism.

3. Around the time of McCarthy was the height of Capitalism at it's best. Where McCarthy gave the facts and allowed the people to decide what to do with them for the most part. Singapore's first Prime Minister Mr Yew had similar issues as McCarthy and took it up and threw all the opposition party leaders into prison. Freedom of press wasn't allowed. Yew became a strong man but a very good one for his people and his country which is rare.

The term your looking for is a strong man. Yes, Trump could very likely turn out to be a strong man but we really don't know or if he would be a good one?

[BlessingsofLiberty]

Well, this takes the “craziest post I have read in a long time” award.

We have been crawling along with a true communist in the White House for over seven years and you have the audacity to post something like this about Trump? Where have you been?

Crazy...crazy...crazy!!!!

[MrB]

One post - I’m sure it’s already been stated, but...

“fascism” is collectivism with centralized control.
That is a LEFTIST, not a “conservative” ideology.