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Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’
Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’
His fascism and bigotry aren’t spilling over anywhere, Trump represents a mean streak in society that’s dominated by wealth, eg, fascism. It’s everywhere already, that’s why non-Americans are focusing on Trump. You’ll note that happens in anywhere defined by “Western society”. Australia included. Hell, Qanon’s founder didn’t live in America.
I’m not saying any of this is good or right, but don’t pretend your nation’s fascists will slow down because of Trump. They won’t. They were there already.
The same thing was happening back before WWII. Fascists existed in America before the war. They existed here after too. And Canada. And Australia, etc.
The issue in the US is that today, one of the two major political parties is every day becoming more clearly, and more openly, fascist. Maybe they always were fascist, but before, those people hid themselves, because they knew they would be ejected from the political process if they were out in the open.
You’re absolutely correct that with or without Trump, fascism is on the rise. They’re right out in the open now, proudly, and increasing their political capital in the US because they’re fascists. Trump was the flashpoint personality around which these people found permission to openly be the fascists they always were. If it wasn’t Trump, it would have been someone else.
It’s that present-day permission to be shitheads that has spilled over from the US to other parts of the world. This is surely because of the US’ position as a world leader politically, militarily, and culturally. If the same kind of thing had happened first in, say, Canada, the world would be far more likely to look at the situation with “Canada, WTF?”
He’s empowered bigots…
Not saying they didn’t exist before, but, now, because of him, they all feel safe speaking in code by using words like “woke”. Because of him and nonsense like “China flu”, I’m also observing casual racism against chinese people
Nah. I still disagree. “Casual racism against Chinese people” has been a mainstay of America since the railroads were built. Probably before.
I mean Bugs Bunny comes to mind, what more casually racist and beloved character is there?
Those guys were all using coded language for decades. Many white kids pick up on that language and adopted it. All while Trump was donating to the Clintons and well before too.
The danger in attributing this all to Trump is that Trump is going to die one day, fascism in America won’t die with him.