[2ndDivisionVet]

Editor's Note: Tikkun magazine is a 501-c-3 non-profit that is precluded by law from endorsing political candidates or opposing them. But we are not precluded from publishing articles by our readers who take strong stands about electoral issues. We have a tiny staff and do not have the capacity to verify empirical claims made by our authors-so it's up to you to make those inquiries on your own. On the other hand, as the magazine that came into existence as "the voice of Jewish liberals and progressives and the alternative to Commentary magazine and the voices of Jewish conservatism and conformism in American society," even though we are now ALSO both a Jewish voice AND an INTERFAITH voice for secular humanists and militant atheists AS WELL as for Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and any other religion that cares about human rights, social justice, environmental sanity and peace, we have a special interest in challenging fascism and other anti-democratic or hate-promoting social movements whether they be in the U.S., Israel, or any other society. So we are proud to present below one such inquiry into whether we are now facing the emergence of a fascist movement in the U.S., and welcome responses from our readers and invite other analyses including those that challenge the perspective we are printing here. -- Rabbi Michael Lerner (RabbiLerner.Tikkun@gmail.com) ***

[TigerClaws]

Yawn.

Leftists have used ‘racist’ ‘Nazi’ ‘fascist’ so much they now mean nothing. Just noise. Insults rather than addressing the issue.

100,000 ‘refugees’ here and 1% are killers. 1,000 people.

It costs the feds $600,000 to do 24/7 monitoring of one suspect.

$600,000 x 1,000.

We already have 900+ open terrorist cases right now in the U.S.

How many billions can we spend?

90% of the ME here are on food stamps. None of these ‘refugees’ have education or speak English. We can’t be the dumping ground for the world or live in a constant threat of terrorism.

We aren’t going to bullied into having our daughters raped by savages. Sorry.

[Ken H]

An expert said this? A real honest-to-goodness expert??

That's it, then. It's over for Trump.

[Slyfox]

Tikkun magazine is a new age tripe mag. I remember an article by Michael Lerner which was downright weird talking about a “walk-in” as president of the United States. Essentially a possessed individual. Interesting that they are a huge Hillary supporter as she is considered the Great Mother Goddess and would be a great “walk-in.”

[Telepathic Intruder]

“All the experts agree” confirmed one anonymous expert. “And if they don’t agree, they ain’t experts”.

[nopardons]

You DO know, don't you that this magazine was started and run by a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar lefty IDIOT, who was a HUGE Clintonista, back in the day; don't you ?

Trump is NOT going to set up concentration camps and gas people, he has NOT expressed any desire to have his supporters trash Muslim owned stores/properties a la KRISTALLNACHT, and posted such a blatantly disgusting thread is NOT going to change anyone's mind about supporting Trump.

[kiryandil]

Hi! I'm Richard Steigmann-Gall, and I'm a hyphenated Metrosexual!

I wear my underwear backwards for easier access for other "friendly males"...

[datura]

I would expect this tripe from Isara or VinL, but not you.

[kiryandil]

Steigmann-Gall is a University tax-tick.

[Secret Agent Man]

Apparently not knowing the definition of words now qualfies a person to be in journalism.

Obama and Hitlery are fascists. They want private sector scapegoats if the economy tanks.

[Freedom56v2]

Do you agree with the author?

[Vision Thing]

Sometimes when the devil tempts me, it conjures up images for me of us conservatives getting so fed up that we become the nazis the libs want us to be. And with extreme malice, we herd those libs into sound chambers, where we force them to listen to Minnie Riperton’s Loving You on endless loop until all within the chamber succumb to stark raving lunacy.

[montag813]

Trump did not say any of those things they claim he did. There’s even a Snopes entry to correct this

[Publius]

Thank you for posting this article. This is the argument that we can anticipate if Trump wins the nomination. Forewarned is forearmed.

[DesScorp]

Ugh. Reform Judaism. When your liberalism trumps (LOL!) your devotion to the God responsible for your being a people in the first place.

[Impala64ssa]

I've long considered Michael Lerner, and now Richard Steigmann DASH Gall Jewish Uncle Toms.

[BradyLS]

Trump has too much money and sense of humor to be a genuine fascist.

[Jim Robinson]

Author is an idiot. The Muslims are the Jew-killing fascists.

[softwarecreator]

Is this a posting by 2ndDivisionVet?
Must be a hit piece on Donald Trump.
Boring.
Moving on.

[jonrick46]

The expert is confused. Perhaps he has created a whirlwind of confusion. The political landscape is clear. Here it is laid out as clear as it can be: