What's wrong with calling Trump a fascist?

[Poiuyt]

Republicans have started calling Democrats socialists, even though it is hardly an accurate moniker. In my opinion, Trump and his enablers are a lot closer to being out and out fascists than any Democrat is to being a socialist.

Totalitarian ambitions
Hypernationalism, jingoism
Identification of an "enemy" to use as a uniting cause
Supremacy of the military
Conservative economic policies
Corporatism
Racism and bigotry
Encouraging violence
Demagoguery
Calling the media as the "enemy of the people"
Anti-intellectualism

Maybe a political scientist would have an issue with my labeling Trump as a fascist; I don't care, I'm close enough. Republicans have taken the strategy of calling everyone to the left of George Lincoln Rockwell as socialists, and I'm sick of it. I'm going to return the favor.

Donald Trump is a fascist!

[LW1977]

1. Nothing

If I had to put up with righties calling us “Commies” for no good reason at all, than I can call Bencheeto Trumpolini a Fascist for very good reasons.

[Thekaspervote]

8. +1000

[shanny]

2. Nothing. He is what he is.

Actually, I'd go further and say the Republicans have devolved into a fascist party.

[dchill]

12. More like outed themselves as a fascist party.

[shanny]

14. OK

although I'd say they've been heading down this road for a while, and have finally arrived.

oddly enough--if we heed the warning--tRump's exposure of the right might turn out to be the silver lining in this storm.

[Quemado]

3. Nothing wrong with calling him a fascist.

That is what he is.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. It isn't strong enough a term to describe him.

[nini]

5. Nothing... I do it all the time

and have for a long time.

Most of the GOP leaders are right there with him.

[world wide wally]

6. Yeah, Trump is a fascist

[scrutineer]

7. Except maybe he's too stupid to have an ideology

and the reptilian brain only knows what it wants right this second.

To the limited extent he exhibits planning type behavior, pretty fascist.

[DoctorJoJo]

9. He Has One--It Is Me Me. Whatever Greases His Wallet and Strokes His Ego.

[Martin Eden]

10. What's wrong with calling Trump a fascist?

It's an uncomfortable truth for those who think they have to defend this fascist and a very inconvenient truth for those of us who believe America should be led by an intelligent, sane, decent human being who is not a fascist.

[struggle4progress]

11. We need useful analysis, not self-indulgent name-calling

[ihaveaquestion]

16. Unfortunately, Politics runs on one-liners and name calling...

Most of the electorate is not able to do useful analysis or even simple logic.

Sad, but true.

[patphil]

13. Trump's father was a facist

and, the turd never falls far from the asshole.

Patrick Phillips

[smirkymonkey]

15. Nothing.

Does someone have a problem with it? Other than his base? As if they would even know what a fascist was.

[CaptainTruth]

17. Nothing. nt

[ElboRuumRedux]

18. Nothing that I can see...

The only thing that I would say is that it might be inaccurate. Maybe it is just how I think about fascism and fascist thought is that it seems to be an active political philosophy requiring malice aforethought, action, or at least conviction. Trump's convictions are solely based around his own persona and ego. Trump is a narcissist first and foremost. His fascist policies and beliefs seem to be lensed solely through his narcissism, probably to keep focus on him and his ongoing circus.

[Poiuyt]

19. Hey, Welcome to DU!

I don't agree that to be a fascist, you have to have thought about it first. He could just have stumbled upon it by accident.

Maybe in a 100 years, historians will recall the bleak days of Trumpism just they do now for the Nazis. Maybe Trumpism will be considered a political movement on its own, maybe it will be considered a subset of fascism, or maybe they'll conclude that they are one in the same. But whatever they decide, it won't be good.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Nottafukkinthing