Sometimes people just need to be told to just shut up. :-)
Pipe down, Daniels. Trump is no fascist, he is an out and proud Nationalist.
Anyone who puts America first now, and isn’t on board the open border NWO North American Union express is a “fascist”.
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.
“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!
nah...
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.
Once again, another person needing psychological counseling after too much time on the fantasy land of the Unicorn Farm.
It’s statements like these that give us a glimpse into the man.
To me, they indicate a character unsuited for political leadership.
“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.
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.
.. and there's a name for Rove-level cuckery, Danny.
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.
Hey Daniel, what is the name for Obamas style of politics?
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
I’ve usually agreed with Daniel Pipes conservative views, particularly ones that warned Islam poses an existential threat to the USA.
His criticism of Trump is valid in that Trump compulsively talks loud, indiscretely off the cuff, and sounds like a bi-polar dictator at times.
For example, he makes repeated promises to make things “terrific” again “when he’s in charge”.
How? The devil’s in the detail.
He sees America simplistically like one of his business acquisitions that just need stronger CEO management authority and decision-making.
America not only has chronic poor mgmt problems - we also have a Yuge cultural morality problem which isn’t likely to be fixed by a leader who is not humble and overly proud.
Trump = Perot 2.0 if not through intentional deceit, assuredly through character flaw fate.
One could expect nothing different from a scowling “You’re Fired” reality show attention whore.
PS. Let’s not forget Trump took up Perot’s NY Reform party in 1998. That action alone speaks very loudly.
It's called neoconservatism, ie. Trotskyism.
Fascism = Anything I personally don’t like or disagree with.
The animus towards Trump continues to be whipped up by all the different voices which are in fact ONE voice.
Think back to the movie ‘The Exorcist’ when the young priest (Father Damien aka Jason Miller) tries to explain to the older priest (Father Merrin, the actual Exorcist played by Max von Sydow) about the different personalities that seem to reside in the young possessed girl, and Father Merrin interrupts him and says “NO, there is only ONE”, for Merrin had already dealt with the demon Pazuzu years before. He already knew who it was he was dealing with.
So it is with the GOPe, the various factions of the political spectrum who deem themselves important, the libtard Trump-hating media, the ‘RATS, it doesn’t matter what ‘voice’ manifests itself, whatever is being uttered comes from the same filthy sewer, it is but ONE personality residing within the deceptively so-called ‘moderate’ wing of the UniParty(c).
And the failure of people (even some FReepers here) to recognize that the same demonic, hydra-headed manifestation (the Bushes, Romneys, Fiorina, Graham, etc) is rearing those ugly heads and endorses and supports Cruz, Trump’s only true opponent. Cruz may well be unaware of the double-cross awaiting him, but that is because he is dealing with a pack of political vipers that have far more experience in back stabbing, dirty dealing and conspiratorial intrigue.
If Trump is stopped, Cruz will be discarded, and the GOPe will have their say, and we will ALL rue the day. Some of us will have seen this coming, others will wail in shock and horror, having never once considered that they, like their trusTed Cruz, were only pawns to be used and exploited to achieve the most dishonorable goal of the GOPe.