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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA loose definition of fascism doesn't do anybody any good...
-Sinclair Lewis
Fascism is a lot more than government being too cozy with business. That is a dangerous oversimplification.
Getting cozy with business was not at the top of Mussolini's , Hitler's, and Tojo's wish list; establishing a sense of racial identity and hierarchy was.
Trump=fascism !!!
Chemisse
(30,829 posts)It's shutting down certain reporters or newspapers if they don't write what you want.
It's killing the families of criminals as a deterrent.
It's telling people they have to say "Merry Christmas."
It's intentionally segregating a nation based on race.
It's endorsing torture.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)But I don't have a big problem with ceremonial deities and niceties like saying "Merry Christmas".
I do think the whole "War on Christmas" meme is manipulative and an affront to Christianity.
Chemisse
(30,829 posts)I just have a problem with Trump saying that when he's president, people will be saying it - as in people will HAVE to say it.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)is very enlightening on the topic. Adorno developed a psychological questionnaire to rate people as potential proto-fascists based on issues like authoritarianism and tradition. Very interesting (7.5 minutes)