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. But 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. "Make America Great Again" is Trump's basis of his goals for America. 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 new "street battle movement" is 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 on his mind & 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 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, 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.
⭐ 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 that both he and his followers love. His rhetoric is what inspire 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 is totally corrupted & utterly government that is absolutely untrustworthy. 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 and constantly stockpiling more & more as they hear the false message from the NRA. The NRA the propaganda arm of gun manufacturers to try and put people in fear constant fear of attackers, the "high crime rate" an personal and anecdotal stories about individuals who saved themselves from particular intervention from criminals by using their firearms to stop the threat in their 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 Makes 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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