Has Fascism come to America?

[Nostra]

Here you go Q-NUT...........

Trump Lawsuit Against '60 Minutes' to Enter Mediation​

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6 days ago — President Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News is ready to begin mediation, per the New York Times. Trump and CBS News mutually agreed ...

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[Nuthin' Fancy]

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Yes,it does......
But here is another........

CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in ...​

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NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's “60 Minutes,” America's storied ...

 

[PeterPilot]

Why yes. It has. MAGA!

Seriously though, I never thought I would see this.


Source: What Is Fascism?

“Many experts agree that fascism is a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of the nation over the individual. This model of government stands in contrast to liberal democracies that support individual rights, competitive elections, and political dissent.

In many ways, fascist regimes are revolutionary in nature. They advocate for the overthrow of existing systems of government and the persecution of political enemies. However, such regimes are also highly conservative in their championing of traditional values.

And although fascist leaders typically claim to support the everyman, in reality, their regimes often align with powerful business interests.”


Sound familiar? It should.

Existing forms of government are being overthrown through the destruction of our institutions with the Executive usurping powers traditionally given to Congress and openly defying the courts when checked.

Note the last line: aligned with powerful business interests: Musk (who is raking in millions in government contracts), Bezos, Zuckerberg.


Characteristics of Facism:

Extreme Nationalism - check.

Fascist leaders believe in the supremacy of certain groups of people based on characteristics such as race, religion, ethnicity, and nationality.


Cult of personality - check.

Fascist regimes cultivate images of their leaders as great figures to be loved and admired. This cult of personality is often perpetuated through mass media and propaganda. …The Pope chalked up Il Duce’s survival of assassination attempts to divine intervention, adding to Mussolini’s mystique.


How did Fascists come to power? This is interesting, because it tracks what has actually been happening.

“It wasn’t overnight. History laid the groundwork – a pattern of liberal decay.

First, fascist parties gained a foothold in government through initially democratic means. However, over time, the party consolidated power, and ultimately secured their dictatorship.”

Note: Trump is seeking ways for a 3rd term and a Congressman is creating a bill to create a path to a 3rd term that only applies to Trump’s situation.

I agree with your point, but would remind you that we have had a fascist style government for many long decades. Our fascism is supported by bipartisan majorities.

 

[Nostra]

Yes,it does......
But here is another........

CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in ...​

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NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's “60 Minutes,” America's storied ...

That link doesn’t work either. What a clown,

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

That link doesn’t work either. What a clown,

As usual, YOU'RE LYING Q-NUT.

 

[Edgetho]

THIS IS YOUR DIMOCRAP SCUM PARTY --



But Republicans are 'fascists'

Right. Gotcha.

Biden expresses remorse over using 'illegal' to describe suspected killer of Ga. student

President Joe Biden said he regrets using the term "illegal" during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of a nursing student.

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WASHINGTON (TND) — President Joe Biden expressed remorse over using the term "illegal" to describe the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley during his annual State of the Union address Thursday night.

I shouldn't have used illegal, it's undocumented," the president said Saturday during an interview with MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart.

Riley, a 22-year-old college student, was found dead on Feb. 22 after going for a morning run on the University of Georgia campus. Her death is now at the forefront of the U.S. immigration debate.

Me: But we're 'fascists'

 

[Hollie]

Like your dear leader and his cult?

How Republican lawmakers echo Russian propaganda​

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Apr 14, 2024 — Two top House Republicans say some of their GOP colleagues are parroting Russian narratives on Ukraine. Here are some examples.

Pro-Russian actors and websites promoted a narrative alleging Zelenskyy bought two superyachts with U.S. aid dollars. One Russia-based propaganda site, DC Weekly, published a story last November that included photos of two luxury yachts, called Lucky Me and My Legacy, which it alleged were bought for $75 million.

Another outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, also made a similar claim.

In a December interview with former President Donald Trump’s White House adviser Steve Bannon, Vance claimed that members of Congress wanted to cut Social Security benefits to provide more aid to Ukraine, and that money would allegedly be used for Zelenskyy’s ministers to “buy a bigger yacht.”

“There are people who would cut Social Security, throw our grandparents into poverty. Why? So that one of Zelenskyy’s ministers can buy a bigger yacht?” Vance said. “Kiss my ass, Steve. It’s not happening.”


The tale of Zelenskyy’s luxury yacht, however, turned out to be totally false. The yachts cited in the DC Weekly article remain up for sale, the owners told The Associated Press.

Two academics at Clemson University, disinformation researchers Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren, found that DC Weekly ran numerous stories copied from other sites that were rewritten by artificial intelligence engines. The articles had bylines with fake names along with headshots copied from other online sites.

Trump echoes Russia as he upends US position on Ukraine​

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Feb 19, 2025 — Trump is echoing Russia's talking points about the war and the Ukrainian president. Russia's ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin praised the Trump administration ...

Lashing out at Volodymyr Zelensky, who less than three years ago received a standing ovation in Congress for his efforts to resist Russia's invasion, the US president labelled Ukraine's leader a "dictator" and accused him of corruption.

He said Zelensky wanted to "keep the gravy train" of foreign aid running, a day after he appeared to blame Ukraine - not Russia - for starting the war.

"Zelensky better move fast, or he is not going to have a country left," Trump wrote.

It's been just under a week since Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a lengthy phone conversation. Now Trump is echoing Russia's talking points about the war and the Ukrainian president.

You loons will never be able to let go of your Russia, Russia, Russia conspiracy theories.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

You loons will never be able to let go of your Russia, Russia, Russia conspiracy theories.

Documented fact.......
Meanwhile you nut jobs never let go of Pizzagate.

Elon Musk has boosted the 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory ...​

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Nov 28, 2023 — Elon Musk continued to boost a debunked conspiracy theory Tuesday, posting and later deleting a meme on X that referred to a fringe, ...

 

[Hollie]

Documented fact.......
Meanwhile you nut jobs never let go of Pizzagate.

Elon Musk has boosted the 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory ...​

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Nov 28, 2023 — Elon Musk continued to boost a debunked conspiracy theory Tuesday, posting and later deleting a meme on X that referred to a fringe, ...

So.... we agree. You loons will never be able to let go of your Russia, Russia. Russia conspiracy theories.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So.... we agree. You loons will never be able to let go of your Russia, Russia. Russia conspiracy theories.

Go away Trump troll.

 

[Hollie]

Go away Trump troll.

It never gets old slapping around leftist loons.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

It never gets old slapping around leftist loons.

DELUSIONAL Trump troll.

 

[Hollie]

DELUSIONAL Trump troll.

Aw..... I hurt your feelings.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Aw..... I hurt your feelings.

Sure, look who is butt hurt.
Along with his cult.

 

[Hollie]

Sure, look who is butt hurt.
Along with his cult.

Who is butt hurt? You're the one whining.

Get over your butt hurt'edness.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Who is butt hurt? You're the one whining.

Get over your butt hurt'edness.

Laughing at your projection, gullibility and stupidity.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Why yes. It has. MAGA!
Seriously though, I never thought I would see this.

And you haven't.
You only think you have because your talking points told you so.

 

[Hollie]

Laughing at your projection, gullibility and stupidity.

Laughing at your hurt feelings.

 

[Vrenn]

REmember when the media told the American people that Trump said that nazis were "very fine people"?

That was a massive lie. That was insanely divisive and fanned the flames of hate and racial conflict.

That is not reporting the news. That is lying in order to cause harm to America.

The media, teh legacy media needs to be destroyed.

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No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very Fine People'​

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In a news conference after the rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were "very fine people on both sides," referring to the protesters and the counterprotesters. He said in the same statement he wasn't talking about neo-Nazis and white nationalists, who he said should be "condemned totally."

 

[toobfreak]

Fascism has not been a tool of the left.

Joe Biden and Barry Obumma both used government to harass and restrain the press from investigating them (James Rosen), and among other things, not to carry negative stories that made Joe look bad, to carry certain stories and news angles, etc., just for example. And to attack and harass Trump and other political adversaries for purely political reasons (no defined crime that would have been charged against any other person); that falls under the umbrella of fascism AFAIC.

When the left goes too far, it’s in the form of trying to shift culture too far too fast.

That in itself implies fascism, otherwise, how would one designedly shift culture to a specific place?

The extremes on the left involve expands inclusivity and equity

If it leads to a truly level playing field, that is one thing, but creating inclusivity and equity for some (minorities) at the expense of the majority, is just a new form of discrimination.

That is a fundamental difference. Fascism and Socialism.

Top down or bottom up, both involve the same thing: totalitarian governmental control and influence over individual liberty.

Who gets to define a sane society?

Obviously, sane people. Sanity is self-evident and self-defined by sanity itself.