Today in Fascism

"Trump's aims as president were totally different from any other president, Republican or Democrat," Ben-Ghiat, a historian at New York University who is an expert on fascism, told Insider. "His aims were autocratic in that he wanted to turn public office into a vessel of making money for himself — to have private profit off of public office."
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Trump was 'extremely disciplined in grifting' and trying to use the presidency to make money, expert on fascism says

The January 6 committee's hearing this week focused on Trump's massive fundraising efforts following the 2020 presidential election.
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Hüsker Dü said:
"Trump's aims as president were totally different from any other president, Republican or Democrat," Ben-Ghiat, a historian at New York University who is an expert on fascism, told Insider. "His aims were autocratic in that he wanted to turn public office into a vessel of making money for himself — to have private profit off of public office."
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Trump was 'extremely disciplined in grifting' and trying to use the presidency to make money, expert on fascism says

The January 6 committee's hearing this week focused on Trump's massive fundraising efforts following the 2020 presidential election.
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Couple that with his "Article II means I can do anything I want" theory.
 
The mayor is concerned about a convention to be held in two years because of "potential volatility such an event could bring in a “post-Jan. 6 environment".
Who's he worried about? Antifa?
 
Lion Eyes said:
The mayor is concerned about a convention to be held in two years because of "potential volatility such an event could bring in a “post-Jan. 6 environment".
Who's he worried about? Antifa?
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Seeing photos of businesses boarding up in DC for tonight

must be because of those 1/6 people
 
“…Fascism says for us to split ourselves up into the thousand cliques and klans and beat our own chains of slavery onto our ankles by wasting our strength fighting our friend and neighbor—and allowing the fascists to nip us off one by one, little by little, group by group.”
 
Hüsker Dü said:
“…Fascism says for us to split ourselves up into the thousand cliques and klans and beat our own chains of slavery onto our ankles by wasting our strength fighting our friend and neighbor—and allowing the fascists to nip us off one by one, little by little, group by group.”
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Woody Guthrie on fascism & the laws of nature...?
 
Hoffman said, according to The Post: "I'm a Republican recorder living in a Republican county where the candidate that they wanted to win won by 2-to-1 in this county and still getting grief, and so is my staff."

"I'm not sure what they think that we did wrong," she said. "And they're very nasty. The accusations and the threats are nasty."

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2 Arizona election officials abruptly quit before the primaries, citing continuous threats from Trump supporters over 2020 elections

Election officials in Yavapai, Arizona, said they faced criticism and threats from Trump supporters even though he won the county in 2020.
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Did you know that July is "MAGA Month"? MT Greene thinks so, and she had this to say about the Highand Park shooting --

"It almost sounds like it's designed to persuade Republicans to go along with more gun control, I mean, after all, remember we didn't see that happen at all the Pride parades in the month of June! But as soon as we hit MAGA month, as soon as we hit the month that we're all celebrating loving our country, we have shootings on July Fourth."
 
espola said:
Did you know that July is "MAGA Month"? MT Greene thinks so, and she had this to say about the Highand Park shooting --

"It almost sounds like it's designed to persuade Republicans to go along with more gun control, I mean, after all, remember we didn't see that happen at all the Pride parades in the month of June! But as soon as we hit MAGA month, as soon as we hit the month that we're all celebrating loving our country, we have shootings on July Fourth."
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Such an unfortunate waste of time she is.
 
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