How the GOP went from a Far Right Party into a Neofascist Party under Donald Trump
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It might sound ludicrous to the accuse the GOP (Republicans) of being fascist, but I'm NOT employing ‘fascism’ in the pejorative sense. If you look at the parallels with historical fascists, their ideology is almost identical. Today's GOP has many commonalities to fascist ideology, such as:
⭐ 1. A longing and wishful thinking for how the past was and a nostalgic view of America as it was in “idealization” of the 1950s that never really was. This is what Trump bases his entire ideology on. His grandiose dreams of recreating a ‘Leave it to Beaver’ like in the 1950s society where women had few rights & white men held all the power is one of his foremost goals.
⭐ 2. Xenophobic/racist viewpoints - I don't see how this can be disputed. Mexican children in cages, building a useless wall, describing Hispanic people as “criminals” and on and on and on. There are so many examples of his racism that you'd trip over yourself finding them.
⭐ 3. Using mass propaganda to spread their message (i.e.: Fox News, OANN, NewsMax, etc) – They have carefully studied the tactics of the past ‘inventors of modern propaganda’, such as Josef Goebbels (Propaganda Minster for Nazi Germany), Dmitri Shepilov (Head of Soviet Propaganda under Stalin), Dino Alfieri (head of the Ministry of Popular Culture under Mussolini) and many others. Edward Bernays, often called the father of propaganda, was among the earliest to define propaganda as “a consistent, enduring effort to create or shape events to influence the relations of a public to an enterprise, idea, or group" Source: Teaching about Propaganda: An Examination of the Historical Roots of Media Literacy by Renee Hobbs & Sandra McGee - https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/vol6/iss2/5/ (Full PDF available for download)
Seven Propaganda Devices by Edward Bernays: https://i.ibb.co/JjjY2Tm/Seven-Propaganda-Devices-by-Edward-Bernays-1923.png
Source: Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923) by Edward Bernays - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61364 (PDF, epub, Kindle, HTML & plaintext)
⭐ 4. A violent opposition to those on the left/Marxist/socialists and even liberals - They not only despise these people w/these viewpoints – they have no interest in what each ideology represents or understands or cares what they stand for or what the differences are – but will actively get into street battles with them. These groups have vastly differing viewpoints on how the world and USA should be run. The libertarians and far leftist find more common ground on the uselessness of the Drug War and our right not to be spied on by the government. This is similar to the "street battle movement" similar to the Freikorps or SA (Sturmabteilung) during Weimar Germany, which was the period after the first World War and the Second World War where right wing elements, disenfranchised ex-soldiers, the unemployed and essentially the dredges of society decided to enact violence on anyone they thought were left leaning and were used a paramilitary force by the German government to suppress completely legal marches, demonstrations and protests by elements they considered 'subversive' .
⭐ 5. A Cult of Personality under Trump - This is one of the clearest examples out there. If Trump could build a giant gold statue of himself, like Kim il-Sung (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansu_Hill_Grand_Monument#/media/File:Mansudae-Monument-Bow-2014.jpg), he absolutely would. All politicians on the GOP must agree with Trump & any of his messages or random on the spot pronouncements or just whatever random thoughts he has just pop into his mind are considered sacrosanct & if they don't "kiss the ring" & agree with Trump's ludicrous viewpoints or “ideology”, the Trumpists will turn completely against these candidates or representatives. It’s often hilarious to watch them try his loyal cadres try and justify & rationalize something crazy and seriously stupid Trump said. There is no room for disobeying Trump's orders or not praising him enough & any GOP politician that doesn't follow the orders of Fuhrer Trump will have their feet held to the fire, this includes any active members of Congress who sit in on panels that Trump disagrees with, votes against to his wishes, or anything else he deems them as wrong, journalists, celebrities, or anyone who might be 'well known' disagree or criticize him. The sign of a narcissist personality people of bad character/faith, hurls countless insults and lies at them to try and discredit their entire political career for a simple disagreement. This is not how a Democracy works - this is how a Fascist government work. If this was any other country, Trump would surely have had these people purged.
The DSM-5 (Diagnostic Service Manual version 5 - what psychiatrists and psychologists use to diagnose people with mental/social disorders) describe narcissist personality in the follow way. I'll let you judge for yourself if this applies to Donald Trump.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Diagnostic Criteria
301.81 (F60.81)
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).
2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
3. Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).
4. Requires excessive admiration.
5. Has a sense of entitlement (i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations).
6. Is interpersonally exploitative (i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends).
7. Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
Source: DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS FIFTH EDITION DSM-5™ American Psychiatric Association Officers 2012-2013 - President Dilip V. Jeste, M.D. - President-Elect Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D. - Treasurer David Fassler, M.D. - Secretary Rcxser Peele, M.D. - Assembly - Speaker R. Scott Benson, M.D. - Speaker-Elect Melinda L. Young, M.D., et al.
⭐ 6. Attempting to circumvent democracy by any means at their disposal, whether that's trying to sabotage the USPS to prevent mail in voting, to force states to do recounts that cost these states millions of dollars, to calling up state representatives (as he did in Georgia) and demanding more votes appear out of the blue like a rabbit out of a magician’s hat. Incidentally, a recent investigation by the AP only found a TOTAL OF 475 fraudulent votes across the battleground states in total. https://thehill.com/homenews/presidential-campaign/585901-ap-finds-fewer-than-475-cases-of-potential-voter-fraud-in-six). Trump will try any and all methods to hold onto any power he has – whether that be through legitimate or illegitimate means. Trump, as has been shown, has absolutely no regard when it comes to himself for any laws that have to do with him - he neglects subpoenas, fails to turn over documents, activity prevents friends, family, and his 'cosa nostra' underlings to testify about him.
⭐ 7. Totalitarian intentions - Trump circumvented the law on many occasions in his presidency, including ignoring subpoenas & telling aids to do the same, failing to uphold the Constitution he swore on. By issuing executive orders to enforce his will to simply bypass Congress, not to mention a love for a call for violence & calls for violent tactics by himself and his cronies that both he and his followers love. His rhetoric is what CLEARLY inspires radical white-supremacist mass shootings. Helpful tip: Any type a right wing politician uses the term "globalists", be aware that is antisemitic code for Jews (Source: Trump called Gary Cohn a ‘globalist.’ Here’s why some people find that offensive. - Washington Post 3/9/18 - Sources is from an archived backup of the full article because the Washington Post is behind a paywall https://archive.ph/XZw7Z). His white nationalist, Neo-Nazi, and ultra nationalist followers desperately want to start a violent insurrection of what they believe is our 243 year running government and believe it is totally corrupted & utterly are convinced that the entire government is absolutely untrustworthy, controlled by the "deep state", QAnon, pedophile rings, etc and believe it should be destroyed. These individuals who have no faith in our democratic institutes do not deserve to live in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. They are actively trying to subvert the Democratic process as revealed that in Trump's most outrageous act as President, an attempted Putsch of the democratically elected US government on January 6th.
» Definition of putsch:
» a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
⭐ 8. Trump’s follower’s are heavily armed – the right wing fetishism of firearms their need out of fear and to feel more powerful are constantly stockpiling more & more firearms as they hear the false message from the NRA. The NRA, the propaganda arm of gun manufacturers, try and put people in constant fear of attackers, the "high crime rate" and personal and anecdotal stories about individuals who saved themselves from particular intervention from criminals by using their firearms to stop the threat in their print magazines and literature.
Previous versions of this article included a tirade against the NRA and the firearms industrial complex. I have taken that out and moved it to another article which you can read here:
✔️ A Brief Argument About Gun Rights & Laws in the US: https://bitbin.it/qvZSvrAJ/
If you wish to read more, I encourage you to read the Encyclopedia Britannica's "Common characteristics of fascist movements" from the Encyclopedia of Britannica @ https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Common-characteristics-of-fascist-movements as well as Umberto Eco (who grew up under fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini) and has written "A List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism": https://www.openculture.com/2016/11/umberto-eco-makes-a-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html
Some of these are common to my points, just worded differently, as well as some points I hadn't even considered.
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