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   Hello Everybody,   
      
   Somebody in this echo wanted to know what fascism is, and   
   if Donald Trump is or might be a fascist. Here is a fellow   
   who knows quite a lot about fascism, and gets right to the   
   point pulling no punches -   
      
   https://robertreich.org/post/140705539195   
      
      
   For those who are too lazy to click a mouse, here is what   
   former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright defines fascism -   
      
   "Fascism is not an ideology; it's a process for taking and   
   holding power." ~Madeleine Albright   
      
   Performative fascism. That is who and what Trump is.   
   He is showing how a president can use existing structures   
   in fascist ways. Kind of like what George Wallace did as   
   governor of Alabama, but with the USA as his state.   
      
   "... what differentiates fascism from other ideological movements   
   is the use of violence and anger to achieve political ends."   
   ~ Madeleine Albright   
      
   While Bull Connor had his dogs, Trump has ICE and other animals.   
      
   "Fascism involves the endorsement and use of violence to achieve   
   political goals and stay in power." ~Madeleine Albright   
      
   Donald Trump's embrace of violence to help him remain in power   
   is fascism. Period.   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --    
   What beer drinkers drink when they're not drinking beer   
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