Trump and fascism

The 10 tactics of fascism | Jason Stanley | Big Think

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Oct 24, 2021  Big Think
The 10 tactics of fascism, with Jason Stanley
How fascism hijacks democracies over and over    • "Never Again?" How fascism hijacks de...   

Fascism is a cult of the leader, who promises national restoration in the face of supposed humiliation by immigrants, leftists, liberals, minorities, homosexuals, women, in the face of what the fascist leader says is a takeover of the country's media, cultural institutions, schools by these forces.

Fascist movements typically, though not invariably, rest on an urban/rural divide. The cities are where there's decadence, where the elites congregate, where there's immigrants, and where there's criminality.

Each of these individuals alone is not in and of itself fascist, but you have to worry when they're all grouped together, seeing the other as less than. Those moments are the times when societies need to worry about fascism.

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Will the Trump-Musk beast lead to full fascism"?

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Why did the middle classes support fascism?