American fashism

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Fascism Won’t Be What You Expect… w/ Michael Tomasky

Thom Hartmann Program
May 22, 2024  #MoreFromThom #Fascism
When fascism arrives in America, it will arrive holding the bible, wrapped in the flag and most Americans won’t even notice it’s here…


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Is the Reason Fascism Is Taking Over the World More Frightening Than Fascism Itself?

Thom Hartmann Program

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The Mass Psychology of Trumpism

New Lines Magazine
Mar 28, 2024  #SocialPsychology #TrumpSupporters #Trump2024
What explains Donald Trump’s enduring appeal among his supporters? What drives the intense emotional connection that his most passionate followers feel with the former — and possibly next — president? This question has flummoxed and bedeviled pundits, political scientists, journalists, historians and other observers for the last decade, leading many to the realization that the normal categories of political analysis fall short when it comes to this phenomenon.

In this video essay, the psychologist Dan McAdams ventures a theory: In the minds of Trump’s most ardent supporters, he is both more and less than a person. “In the eyes of his supporters, Trump possesses extraordinary powers that are wielded for good and against evil,” McAdams observes. “Who cares if he is flawed? So what if he lacks certain distinctively human qualities? What does it matter that he is rude, authoritarian or even a criminal?”

To explain this apparent paradox, McAdams draws on the research for his book “The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning” (2020). McAdams, the Henry Wade Rogers professor of psychology and professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University, is a pioneering scholar in the field of “narrative identity” theory, or the life-story model of human identity. His other books include “The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By” (2006).

This video essay is drawn from McAdams’ New Lines Magazine article “The Mass Psychology of Trumpism,” which can be found at https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-....


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Why do so many Americans support a neofascist? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Robert Reich
Apr 27, 2024  The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Heather and I take a deep dive into why so many Americans are supporting a neofascist for president. Trump is the consequence rather than the cause of several major problems that have worsened over four decades — problems that have undermined the American middle class, and caused a substantial number of people to become angry, anxious, and cynical.