BS Filter
Diamond Member
- Jan 12, 2018
- 43,820
- 26,970
- 2,615
Idiots cry "fascism", yet never can give an example of Trump fascism.
All you need to do is ask.
This one hits 2, 3, 6 and 7 of Wry's bullet points which to carry forward were:
Roll 'em.
- Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
- Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
- Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
- Supremacy of the Military
- Sexism
- Controlled Mass Media
- Obsession with National Security
- Religion and Government are Intertwined
- Corporate Power is Protected
- Labor Power is Suppressed
- Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
- Obsession with Crime and Punishment
- Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
- Suppression of the vote
I gotta say, my favorite part of the latter is "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on". So precise, not vague at all, definitely definitely not a lame Appeal to Emotion (course People's Court at 6:30, People's Court), and not at all supremely arrogant in suggesting nobody ever tried to "figure out what the hell is going on" before Numero Uno got here. (/extreme sarc)
For that reason --- insulting the audience's intelligence -- I'd count #11 here as well.
All vague and nothing specific.