Posted on 02/20/2018 4:08:43 PM PST by Ennis85
It’s en vogue for enraged liberals to compare Trumpism to Argentine Peronism, wielding the analogy as a warning about the potential apocalypse that they fear is about to engulf us. Most recently it was Larry Summers, a member of the Democratic establishment for decades, who took to Twitter to declare: “I worry about the Argentinization of US government.”
Summers sent the tweet after President Trump accused Democrats of treason and the media reported on the president’s childish wishes for a military parade. He employed a standard characterization of Peronism as an authoritarian movement, a familiar depiction that no doubt had many Americans nodding along.
It’s not only Democrats who treat Peronism as the poster child for dangerous authoritarianism. In April 2009, Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the imminent government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler: “The president of the United States, Barack Perón, will announce his Argentinian-like takeover of Chrysler.” Even more thoughtful scholars have recently argued that “Perón shows how Trump could destroy our democracy without tearing it down.”
Like so many familiar historical cliches, however, this one is incomplete, if not downright wrong. It ignores that the core of Peronism was a vision that is the exact opposite of Trumpism. Peronism led a process of expanding economic equality, collective organization and political enfranchisement. Trumpism, by contrast, builds upon American tendencies toward inequality, individualism and political disengagement.
In fact, the comparison reveals more about Democrats than about Trump. Although the more liberal party, Democrats prioritize safeguarding liberal institutions over advancing policy goals such as greater economic equality. In fact, they equate many efforts to achieve these goals — such as Peronism — with dangerous authoritarianism.
Peronism, and movements like it, undoubtedly remake society and politics, from ideas to institutions. But such challenges pose less of a threat to democracy
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This is true. They've taken control over most Universities, they're in almost complete control of the all media seen by the population, they've placed their activist judges on benches all across the nation overturning the other branches of government including the executive branch, and post-Obama administration, they're in administrative control of most government agencies, including the CIA, the FBI, the NSA and the DOJ.
Acknowledging truth is the first act before measures can be taken to counteract this critically dangerous situation. These people are not friends of your children's future.
“Acknowledging truth is the first act before measures can be taken to counteract this critically dangerous situation.”
Well said. I’m in complete agreement.
In all seriousness, you need to stop cheering for the anti Americans.
Was this written from one of Trump’s political work camps?
Talk about a flipping lunatic! Good Lord these leftists are unhinged!
Projection, again.
Bkmk
When Ernesto gets over his hysterics, someone ought to ask him why he and millions of Trump’s other critics aren’t being tortured in a prison or lined up in front of a firing squad if Trump really is so much worse than South American dictators.
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