For context, Rauch wrote an article about a year ago essentially saying that Trump is not fascist

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[–] 9 points 9 months ago

Finally waking up, are we?

Many of the signs mentioned in the article have been present since Trump's first term. It seems like this writer was in denial and needed them to be in fully fleshed-out form to accept them for what they are.

American centrists are exhausting. At least they are getting with the programme.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Sorry, but that it took this long to admit it - along with the whining & deflecting preface defending his resistance to doing so all this time - shows he's just as full of arrogant pride as any MAGAt, IMHO.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Well, when you don't know what fascism is, I guess you could miss all the signs. I mean, all it takes is a high school understanding of 20th century history to make the connection...but sure, I get it. Reading is hard, even for journalists.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago
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    [–] 19 points 9 months ago

    Too little, too late. Anyone with a high school level education in 20th century history, has already been telling you what it is, for a decade now.

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    [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Anyone got the archive.org link?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure the the majority of people in the US didn't know what fascism is. Media and politicians have demonized anti-fascism. Personally, I think we need a new term because the old one isn't working.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Atlantic sux they shamed us for our reaction to Luigi Mangione instead of acknowledging the broken system

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    [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    No shit it's fascism, it has been for a long ass time and it always has been. Jesus fucking Christ these holier than thou centrists are so obnoxious.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It's just them doing their typical "calm down everybody, we've got this" while rolling out the usual previously in it upto their elbows complicit war hawks to give their commentary (they really seem to love Bolton for this), just telling us everything we already knew and were 3 steps ahead of.

    They have to create and maintain their faux relevance but are really just reporting what's already happened, not what we know is coming.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    Any time you feel overqualified or don't believe in your own talents, remember that there are people like this who are ivy league educated, award winning authors in major publications

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