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You can read that original article on Trump and his followers -- and oh-so-much has transpired since then, making it almost seem quaint --- here. Another important point in that original article holds true: that most Republicans today wouldn't disagree with my description of Trump and his fascist actions. They just don't think or understand that those actions are fascist. They're fascist. And the base is also delusional. And the leadership, which is feeding that base, is repugnant. And the base is out of control. Even their God Trump got booed when he told the crowd it should get vaccinated. Sort of a shame, y'know, that he didn't say that eight months ago, before he left office. Though at this point, no one should expect to hear him say that again since once he got booed you can figure pretty well that Trump is not going to repeat those words if it's against his self-interest, even if it's the complete benefit of the country. Hopefully, with vaccinations on the significant increase, and the FDA approval leading to a vast spread of private business mask mandates, and booster shots just weeks away, along with approval for children, the situation can get more under control and Trump and his fascist circle of enablers can be left in the dustbin where they belong. Back when he was running for president, I remember flipping channels and coming across a Democrat appearing on Tucker Carlson's show on "Fox News." Even back then, not even elected yet, the guest commented how Trump was a fascist, and I believe he added that the GOP was, as well -- and Carlson almost had an apoplectic fit, his face seeming to turn red as he bounced up-and-down in his seat, "How can you say that??!!" he kept repeating, "How can you say that??!!!!" And the guest, to his credit, merely kept on and explaining how he could say that and kept repeating it, that Trump was a fascist. Because Trump was and is a fascist. And the Republican Party is today, as well -- by every literal book definition of the political philosophy. As I explained in that original article. The three tenets of fascism -- trying to discredit all other power bases that could be a threat, xenophobia against outsiders or anyone different, and the use of violence to maintain authority. That's today's Republican Party. The definition of fascist. But this isn't all about Trump suddenly turning the Republican Party fascist. A Party doesn't turn fascist overnight. The Republican Party has been moving in this direction since Joseph McCarthy, and Nixon's Enemies List pushed it further, and embracing the Religious Right moved it more, and aligning with Grover Norquist wanting to drown government took it even more down that path, and aligning with the terrorist NRA pushed it deeper, and Reagan demonizing liberalism with "the L Word" and calling government the problem carried it on more, and W Bush dividing the country with Homeland Security and flag-waving xenophobia, especially against Muslims began solidifying the Party, and more and more, as Republicans demonized President Barack Obama as being an agent of the devil and then finally they cleared the path wide for Trump, and he waltzed in and opened the fascist door as wide as he could. That's today's Republican Party. It's not the Party of Lincoln, that's long over. It's fascist. I know Republicans hate it when they're called fascist. The response is an easy one -- if you don't like being called a fascist, then don't act like one. And most of all, don't take pride in it. And then don't get upset when people point it out. The debate is far past having to explain why today's Republican Party is fascist. The only avenue left open is for Republicans to try and explain why they aren't. βIt's a losing argument. It's like a baseball trying to explain why it's not round. First of all, it's round. And second of all, baseballs can't talk.
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