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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah this is a reheated take that should have been posted in 2015.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    And nearly a decade late even then.

    Anyone who didn't see this with the rise of the "tea party" just wasn't paying attention or was ignorant. Maybe not about us heading toward fascism (especially so quickly), but there was an increase in nazi bullshit even then - but with the rise of the sheer public racism that RUSHED out of the closet... we knew we were fucked.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Bingo.

    Mainstream media was asleep at the wheel as the fascist threat solidified.

    Either that, or they were willfully obfuscating what was a clear-as-day motion towards fascism.

    Google: trump fascism before:2016-01-01

    Why you should stop calling Donald Trump a fascist. December 4, 2015

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/04/why-you-should-stop-calling-donald-trump-a-fascist/

    Donald Trump Isn’t a Fascist; He’s a Media-Savvy Know-Nothing. December 28, 2015

    https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/donald-trump-isnt-a-fascist-hes-a-media-savvy-know-nothing

    Whose Fascism Is This, Anyway? Dec. 15, 2015

    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/opinion/whose-fascism-is-this-anyway.html

    Is Donald Trump leading a proto-fascist movement? August 28, 2015

    https://theweek.com/articles/574097/donald-trump-leading-protofascist-movement

    Trump May Be a Loudmouthed Demagogue, but Is He a Fascist? Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric has his opponents likening him to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Such comparisons may be misplaced.

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/09/trump-may-be-a-loudmouthed-demagogue-but-is-he-a-fascist/

    Is Donald Trump a Fascist?

    https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fascist-354690

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