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Daniel Pipes: There's a name for Trump's brand of politics: neo-fascism
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | April 7, 2016 | Daniel Pipes

Posted on 04/07/2016 3:38:08 PM PDT by EveningStar

Of his many outrageous campaign statements, perhaps Donald J. Trump's most important ones concern his hoped-for role as president of the United States.

When told that uniformed personnel would disobey his unlawful order as president to torture prisoners and kill civilians, Trump menacingly replied "They won't refuse. They're not going to refuse, believe me."

Responding to criticism by the speaker of the House, Trump spoke like a Mafia don: "Paul Ryan, I don't know him well, but I'm sure I'm going to get along great with him. And if I don't? He's gonna have to pay a big price." ...

Concerning the media, which he despises, Trump said, "I'm going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money." ...

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: danielpipes; donaldtrump; fascism; history; hitler; mussolini; nationalism; neofascism; pennsylvania; philadelphia; philadelphiainquirer; pogroms; trump; trumparticle; trumpfascist
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1 posted on 04/07/2016 3:38:08 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Sometimes people just need to be told to just shut up. :-)


2 posted on 04/07/2016 3:41:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: EveningStar

Pipe down, Daniels. Trump is no fascist, he is an out and proud Nationalist.


3 posted on 04/07/2016 3:41:29 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: EveningStar

Anyone who puts America first now, and isn’t on board the open border NWO North American Union express is a “fascist”.


4 posted on 04/07/2016 3:43:35 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: EveningStar

Daniel Pipes: There’s a name for Trump’s brand of politics: neo-fascism

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Actually Obama is a ne-fascist. Trump is a nationalist.


5 posted on 04/07/2016 3:43:40 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian governments are the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
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To: EveningStar

“Paul Ryan, I don’t know him well, but I’m sure I’m going to get along great with him. And if I don’t? He’s gonna have to pay a big price.” ...

Lol.

Trump 2016!


6 posted on 04/07/2016 3:44:34 PM PDT by JPJones
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To: EveningStar

nah...


7 posted on 04/07/2016 3:45:25 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (BREAKING.... Vulgarian Resistance begins attack on the GOPe Death Star.....)
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To: EveningStar

Meanwhile, Hillary has been selling national secrets for years, and Bernie is an avowed communist.
Given the options, I’ll go for the guy who just sounds like a tough leader with a flawed sense of propriety.


8 posted on 04/07/2016 3:45:31 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ("Get the he11 out of my way!" - John Galt)
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To: EveningStar

Once again, another person needing psychological counseling after too much time on the fantasy land of the Unicorn Farm.


9 posted on 04/07/2016 3:46:41 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: EveningStar

It’s statements like these that give us a glimpse into the man.

To me, they indicate a character unsuited for political leadership.


10 posted on 04/07/2016 3:47:21 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: EveningStar

“When told that uniformed personnel would disobey his unlawful order as president to torture prisoners and kill civilians, “

A steaming pantload. If it is in the US Army approved manual, it is legal to do. Add waterboard by order and its instantly legal.
And killing civilians is illegal? The B-24 crews and B-29 crews and Patton’s Army would be very surprised to know this. The B-52s who carpet bombed Hanoi on Christmas would be shocked.

Idiot.


11 posted on 04/07/2016 3:47:34 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: EveningStar

People who can’t distinguish between nationalism and fascism are part of the problem, not the solution.

The actual definition of fascism is “the merger of state and corporate power”.

This country is already fascist and has been at least since the moment Clinton signed Glass-Steagall.

Fascist institutions dominate the US in the here and now: the Federal Reserve and the rest of the fractional reserve banking system, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Obamacare, the entire pay-to-play lobbying industry, the auto insurance industry, Ex-Im Bank, etc. etc. etc.

They’re everywhere and they already rule the joint and have for a long time.


12 posted on 04/07/2016 3:47:39 PM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: EveningStar
.. there's a name for Trump's brand of politics: neo-fascism ..

.. and there's a name for Rove-level cuckery, Danny.

13 posted on 04/07/2016 3:48:01 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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To: DesertRhino

Exactly.

Trump is hated because he puts America 1st.

This is about the money and power. World domination and the destruction of the United States of America.


14 posted on 04/07/2016 3:50:20 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: EveningStar

Autocratic nationalism with a socialist or more accurately crony capitalism is fascism. It’s the autocratic part that defines it and Trump certainly promises to do things his way, period.


15 posted on 04/07/2016 3:50:56 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: EveningStar

Hey Daniel, what is the name for Obamas style of politics?


16 posted on 04/07/2016 3:51:44 PM PDT by Cyclone59 (Where are we going, and what's with the handbasket?)
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To: DesertRhino

“Legal” and “morally acceptable” are not the same thing.


17 posted on 04/07/2016 3:51:49 PM PDT by Anoreth (It is not moth eaten. It is superb.)
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To: Anoreth

Tell me the morality of refusing to pour water on a terrorists face?
Tell me the morality of having such concern for civilian lives that we drop like 5 bombs a day on ISIS? And that our pussified effort in the middle east has dragged on for 15 years.


18 posted on 04/07/2016 3:55:51 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: SE Mom
To me, they indicate a character unsuited for political leadership.

That says more about you than Trump.

But hey, thanks for sharing!

At the end of the day.

19 posted on 04/07/2016 3:59:52 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: EveningStar

Pipes often writes very intelligent helpful articles. This isn’t one of them. Daniel, it’s not particularly useful to criticize Mr Trump on this score when several candidates are campaigning the same way (or worse like Hillary the corrupt commie and Bernie the more honest commie, and additional candidates we’ve seen recently). Trite catchy meaningless jingos, tons of false or impossible promises, some clear racist pandering, and mega-tons of ad hominem against other candidates). Etc.—— mr Pipes, write an article about the “neo-fascism” of most of the 2016 candidates — because the problem is much much much wider than just one guy. The problem is in our country today —in our body politic as promoted and whipped up by the mass media -—— we need to clean up our politics not just vote against just one Candidate who appears to have tripped your wire


20 posted on 04/07/2016 4:00:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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