"Red fascist" is a term used pejoratively, you know? Are you saying Trump is a Bolshevik instead?

While both are authoritarians, one of the difference between Bolshevism/communism and fascism is that the latter embraces ultraconservatism and romanticising an idyllic past, whereas communists don't. Trump and co. yearns back to some idyllic past and a return to it in some form. One of the definition of fascism is romanticising some glorious past when their people and things were "better".

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"Red fascist" is a term used pejoratively, you know?

Trump is the president who happens to be the leading figure of MAGA movement and Project 2025, which are unquestionably fascist movements, and seeing as how his administration deliberately ignore court rulings and thereby undermining civil liberties, which is the key characteristic of fascism.

There are scholarly consensus already. It is not controversial. Unless you are trying to muddy the water.

I usually go by Umberto Eco's points but some scholars added their own. By and large, most agree that aspects such as militarism, demonization of out-groups, belief in a strongman authority figure, and lack recognition of civil rights and liberties are key characteristics of fascism. Trump 2.0 has most if not all the characteristics of fascism. Even now, Trump refuses to comply with court orders, has police harass and grab people without lawful warrant, demonizes out-groups and threatening military action.

Well, in my opinion this will be a good platform for American progressives to run on: make taxes less complicated by getting rid of middle men.

Now, this is the trading standards that we all ask for; not "be more racist" or repeal the protection on lgbt. Christ, American fascism is the weirdest i have seen. Fascism in the past didn't even try to dictate the laws and regulations of other countries.

They know, that's why the oligarchs will prop another one.

I am of the opinion that Trump is a pazi should shit hits the fan. The billionaires-- the true rulers-- will be scot free if the American people decide to rise up.

I think it is in Project 2025 manifesto? I don't know if it is, because I can't be bothered to read their points. But I do know that Steve Bannon-- and I probably don't need to explain who he is to Trump-- wants "economic nationalism" for everyone, which is basically autarky and isolationism. Bannon did go on Europe to promote the far-right groups and his ideas almost ten years back. In any case, it is though autarky and isolationism had worked well before....

American oligarchs and the far-right also have an axe to grind with Europe. If the EU could have Brussels effect by forcing countries that trade with them to improve their standards, then Project 2025 want other countries trade with US but... lower their standards? I don't get all this. These ridiculous demands could be smoke and mirrors for something else. Or, they could genuinely be serious and accelerationists like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, who are now whispering in Trump's ears, want the world to end and pick up the scraps for themselves. Maybe that's why they are pushing for AI. When the world ends and there are fewer people, only the robots they could rely on.

Oh my god, I just realised that Fallout is onto something!

Then you just found out about the Russian mindset. Fact of the matter is, Russians developed learned helplessness and rely on authority figures because they have gotten used to it since tsardom. They will only complain if their means for livelihoods and pensions are touched. The only times Russians had seriously challenged the authority was Imperial Russia losing World War 1 causing inflation, and Putin tried to implement pension reform. It is general rule that people only rise up if their means of livelihood become affected.

The longer the war drags on, the more it is to Russia's detriment. At some point, Russia will be in Chinese orbit, contrary to Russia trying to re-forge their own empire and influence.

You never know...

What a weird timeline that we are rooting for China on this.

If you have watched The Fallout TV series, the billionaires might be on to something. Or rather, the writers know something that we don't!

Nah, fam. The Labour Party has also become a neoliberal turncoat.

What many people do not realise, is that Nazi Germany was on the brink of another economic collapse due to Hitler's rearmament and excessive government spending. The annexation of Sudetenland and going to war gave Nazi Germany the needed funds to keep the country going for awhile. Hjalmar Schacht, the economic minister, opposed the rearmament and warned the government of impending collapse but was sidelined. We are seeing that America is trying to repeat this with tanking stock market and a federal reserve director going toe to toe with the executive.

Not to sound elitist, but most people are ill-informed from what I observed. They mean well, but they form their views and opinions from sources that aren't great. It doesn't help either that we are inundated by pleasures from all sorts of media, which distracts us from paying attention to what matters more.

Last time I checked, according to surveys, most Americans don't actually believe in trickle down economics. Some probably do, but most don't.

He knows this is BS. I wonder what he's been up to say something he knows is farcical as smoke and mirror cover. The Republicans could be trying to pass an evil legislation, like allowing to fuck couches.

Unfortunately, half of all voters legitimately want this and have been supporting people who promised to make it happen. America is a democracy and this is what the people want apparently. Trump just matched his highest ever approval rating.

If I remember the figures correctly, only 30% of eligible voters voted for Trump. The other 30% voted for Harris. Then the remaining 40% of eligible voters sat out the presidential elections (these non-votes didn't mean that they tacitly approve of Trump though). Strictly speaking, this is not what Americans actually wanted. Moreover, with the chaos of Trump tariff, his approval rating is actually the lowest among the presidents within their first one hundred days.