Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich

[@RBReich]

Donald Trump is a fascist. Use the word.

[@namvet1968]

Mr. Reich, you are spot on! Kudos.

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

You are real fascist reich.

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

@@namvet1968 you shouldn't encourage this propagandist.

[@Telltell204]

@@yourdaddy-mq4km Point proven! You are a fascist!

[@Telltell204]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae. Congratulations! You’re a fascist!

[@ld4974]

"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - Sinclair Lewis

[@Eldritch-1]

Carrying a grudge and wrapped in diaper.

[@grghkllb3875]

Carrying a cell phone and a McDonald's hamberder.

[@mitch_the_-itch]

You nasty Communists and Fascists are Americas enemy within. Both are far left Socialist anti American ideologies. Show me ONE right wing American in history that has advocated any flavor of European Socialism. ONE? Its an absurd idea on its face. Silly Bernie Bro. People with crosses and American flags hate Fascism because its a Euro Socialist ideology.

[@SSJfraz]

Carrying a series of illegally retained classified documents and a can of coke.

[@kalijasin]

That has been proven true.

[@Apple_Teck]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

[@WestCoastAnglo]

And it looks like we’re getting another capitalist president and not a fascist one

[@Thomas-em9du]

I remember how much better things were under Trump 😊

[@theatrain1323]

Comparing Trump to Hitler? Let me know when Trump exterminates his first million Jews or Muslims. It’s Biden who is supporting wars that are killing or maiming two hundred thousand Ukrainians, not to mention the drafted Russian young men, and the killing of tens of thousands of powerless Palestinians. China is probably the next country that he will fight when they try to take back Taiwan. He will say it’s to protect freedom and democracy, but it’s all about our economic interest in Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing. Just like in Ukraine, where he says,we are helping Ukraine to remain free and Democratic, but most of the world believes he is there so that Ukraine can degrade the Russian army, and we can gather priceless intelligence information from the weapons and tactics that Russia uses and it is only several hundred thousand Ukrainians, who will die to help us with our intelligence gathering.

[@ellayararwhyaych4711]

@@Thomas-em9du I can see how some gullible people like you will believe the daily spew of lies if repeated enough times by a pathological narcissistic liar. Trump is just repeating the historical recipe espoused by the Nazis through Goebbels

[@andrewblanchard2398]

​@@Thomas-em9du TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES SELLING PROTECTED LANDS FOR PROFIT ALMOST CRASHING THE STOCK MARKET EVERY MONTH TRUMP SUPPORTERS MASS MURDERING KIDS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DEAD & STORED IN REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS TRUMP SUCKING UP TO PUTIN KIM JONG UN ISRAEL CHINA NORTH KOREA on LIVE TV BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EMBEZZLEMENTS FAKE WALL SCAMS trying to overthrow the US GOVERNMENT ON LIVE TV

[@hummingbirdcity]

"I alone can fix it" was the reddest of flags.

[@blu48]

Yes. And "I am your voice!" Scares me to pieces.

[@harveysengersmusic247]

I'd argue that openly attempt a coupe should be.

[@trebbomb25]

@@blu48that’s literally what democracy is. We vote for political leaders to express our voice.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@trebbomb25correct. However with trump, all of his policies directly hurt those who are supporting him. They are voting against their own interests, which is why it's scary that they believe trump is their voice.

[@dwreilly1]

This is absurdly false. Securing the border helps us. Deregulation the energy sector helps us. Divorcing education from the teachers union and returning school choice to parents helps us. Tariffs in the long term help us when we’re able to keep some manufacturing jobs here. Protecting women’s sports also helps us. Getting DEI out of our hiring practices helps us. Getting DEI out of EVERYTHING actually helps us. The list goes on…​@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070

[@Arstozka1982]

"I alone can fix it!" If you hear anyone say that, no matter who that someone is, this is alarming.

[@dwreilly1]

Give me a break 😅. Every politician every election cycle acts like they are your knight in shining armor and your only hope to save you from whatever devil they’re running against. Don’t be so naive and easily led, learn to challenge the things you’ve been told and look at it from other perspectives and actually try to find the truth

[@atrociousprogramming]

yeah it seems like liberals are overreacting on this one. I know that if kamala said something like this, nobody would bat an eye. Donald trump is NOT a fascist. the fact that this video calls trump racist and says racism is a component of fascism is incorrect. Fascism is extreme nationalism, militarism but not racism.

[@Arstozka1982]

@@atrociousprogramming First: I would absolutely find that problematic, if Mrs Harris would say this. As I said: If you hear anyone say that, **no matter who** that someone is, this is alarming. Also: yes. Yes he is a fascist. And to put the discussion on your niveau... I'm german, I should know, as we learn quiet alot about fascism at school.

[@atrociousprogramming]

@@Arstozka1982 Trump is a populist. not a fascist. Trump wants to put the nation first, in terms of global economics. Extreme nationalism/Fascism is more about thinking the nation is superior, and that the nation has the right to rule other nations. Not the same.

[@atrociousprogramming]

@@Arstozka1982 explain to me how saying "I alone am the solution" is cause for alarm. You seem to be jumping to conclusions based on fear

[@jimh1487]

There was a time when I couldn't understand how Germany turned to fascism. Now I understand.

[@timberrr1126]

@@jimh1487 Germany turned to Nationalism. Communism is anti-nationalist. You need to do more study. You do not understand.

[@jimh1487]

timberrr. It appears that I have stepped on somebody's toes.

[@svanstroll]

​@@timberrr1126 Eh... I dont understand so i gotta ask: Who mentioned "communism"?

[@kajamatousek247]

​@@svanstrollIt's the go to boogeyman for americans. Stub your toe ? communism. Dont wanna admit your cult leader is a fascist ? communism. Reasonable healthcare ? communism. The red scare and its comsequences have been a disaster for the american race

[@adamknight4087]

NSDAP reborn. How to brainwash a nation!

[@BrainBlatster]

I am German. Seeing, that both Russia (which has already degraded into a ultra nationalist, slavic-pride mentaltity as well) and the US have become / are making the same mistakes as my country 89 years ago sickens me deeply. What a time to be alive.

[@nolram]

And our country, Germany, is going there too…

[@alexmillion25]

Russia? Look at Ukrainians…

[@MrSDionysos]

@@alexmillion25What about them?

[@alexmillion25]

@@MrSDionysos more xenophobic then Russians

[@captain_rexzz]

​@@alexmillion25russia sees ukrainians as russians

[@heatflux2808]

My grandpa passed away only a few years after Trump became president. He immigrated from Russia in the 1970s. I remember him telling me before he passed that he was under fascism before he left Russia and he said verbatim “Trump smells like a fascist”. I’ll always take his word for it. RIP Grandpa Mikhailovic

[@negativeiqpoints396]

RIP to a good man

[@alexhabets7677]

You had a good grandpa

[@Person-ip7iy]

What makes it worse is how many people support trump

[@AllenAnderson-b6t]

Sorry to hear of his passing, but it sounds like he may have been senial .

[@DanielGarcia-rx3kt]

​@@AllenAnderson-b6tthe word is senile*. And an old guy is only senile when he says things you don't like. What credentials do you have to tell us Robert Reich and an old guy who lived through fascism are wrong about what it is?

[@Suited_Nat]

As a queer person, I’ll say this once, and I’ll say this again but: people who believe that it’s okay to have an opinion that allows them to oppress others, have never felt the affects of oppression themselves.

[@michaelreardon303]

If you live in America then you have experienced oppression; all we have here are gaslighters who say their oppression is better than others because the biased media makes people feel oppressed by things that don’t even exist. Having to identify as something to justify your problem is the fallacy that you are groomed to believe, use your insecurity as a strength and embrace it in your own individual, unique person not as the media or left try to announce that that’s the reason your special or oppressed, use it as a gauntlet that supports the other things you do, accomplishments and friends get stronger and make yourself the person you want to be!

[@silvertheelf]

@@michaelreardon303queer applies to love of another. They didn’t invent that, nature did, but oppressive monsters like trump will make it genuinely horrifying. You’ll either join our side or you’ll stay blind to your neighbors getting dragged off and the diseases running rampant due to removal of vaccines. If you hate people for what they identify as, you aren’t helping your own case. Most modern science is done by queer people or queer adjacent people, not because it supports their views, but because they understand nature better, and nature confirmed their identities.

[@tomsd8656]

Oppression is not done by an opinion. It's done by force. Tell me what force in America had oppressed queer people?

[@smaaack]

⁠@@michaelreardon303genders are useful labels as to how people feel they fit into cultural and social normals. It’s not a magic answer, nor is it a reason for people to feel special or different. Identifying as non-binary means you don’t believe you fall into either of the traditional social views of what male or female roles and behaviours would be. Having a label can help some people understand where they fit into society and find people with similar life experiences or beliefs

[@michaelreardon303]

@smaaack Now that is a very concise and good counter to my opposing viewpoint. Even though I don’t like herd mentality, I also fall into it because it never really mattered to me all that much and the majority of people that want this label demand it don’t suggest it. It’s like, both sides have to be willing to compromise on conditions of co-existence and it’s not always one-sided. I greatly am against labels for personal reasons, where I don’t like being generalized or marginalized on how I want the world to accept me where I have accepted that people will accept me by how I appear or act, where other people are really proud of expressing themselves whether it be for overcoming adversity or overcoming personal growth.

[@kayleekayt3306]

who's watching this after the supreme court ruling?

[@chrisvainio]

Yuuuuuup

[@iche9373]

Yea, DOWN WITH THAT MAGA FASCIST!

[@phone_gal]

yeah its fucking insane the president can straight up become king, the very thing this country stands against, its fucking insanity and im scared for the future of the US im moving to Ireland likely or something, you’re all invited

[@ajtheflame9180]

“This ruling is a good idea” -bozo

[@theuncreativebruh7216]

I get the feeling a lot of "official acts" are gonna take place if he manages to regain power

[@colinwhite5355]

I’m a U.K. citizen living in U.K. It’s a mess, here, but it’s US politics I follow, daily. What happens next, in the US, is vital for the entire planet. It’s terrifying.

[@yaimavol]

I think you would agree that Joe Biden has been a disaster for the UK. We're on the brink of war with Russia, because of the weakness he projects. China/Russia just did a joint exercise of the coast of Alaska. China it seems clearly wants a war to establish their dominance. Biden is so weak they do not fear him.

[@treseoreilly1953]

First, he is a malignant narcissist, drawing on those without goals or ambitions and they see him at as someone who will take care of them. Second, his father was a member of the KKK and it gave trump the sense of entitlement he stills has today. Third, if he is elected nothing will stand in his way, he could possibly become president for life. I now see the States as a threat to Canada and the world. I hope I'm not around to see him dismantle everything the US stands for as it becomes a dictatorship state. He is a true bully with a big playground..

[@rudysmith1552]

I’m hoping the US collapses or goes into a far right dictator ship

[@Al-oe8ib]

Exactly, and we DO NOT NEED ANOTHER ADOLF HITLER…..Trump would support putin, his handler, and pull the US out of NATO

[@eg4933]

is it really that bad in the uk, honestly?

[@ghahandi]

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. Charles de Gaulle

[@johannjohann6523]

So we know then the Democrat Party "hates" America and has turned it's back on the American people proof by inviting 8 million illegal aliens invited into the country at taxpayer expense. That the Party of Evil and Hate is the Democrat Party. Well said.

[@timberrr1126]

@@ghahandi Patriotism without nationalism is a planetary delusion -- Me

[@nyhyl]

Patriotism is the stepping stone for nationalism and already implies it. To believe in and prefer a constructed "we" automatically means there is a "they" who are less worthy of your sympathy.

[@Miriam-me]

That's just garbage. Is it okay if Japan has both patriotism and nationalism? Or must Japan open up its borders so that, lets say, 20 million people from Africa who are destitute can have a better life? Would they be hateful for saying, Gee, I don't think that's going to work for us. We're not prepared to make this sacrifice of our way of life. But thanks for giving us a choice. That's not hateful. That's self preservation. It's healthy. The Left has a way of making healthy human impulses into something evil. Nationalism is not evil.

[@GreenKnight343]

@@Miriam-me​​⁠​⁠ ​​⁠​have you ever heard the saying anything can be dangerous in excess, because nationalism is that excess of ideological and cultural supremacy. Patriotism involves a healthy respect for a country’s structure and ideals, but it also understands that such administrative bodies and the correlating societal and cultural norms are not perfect and will need adjusting and fine-tuning as ages pass. Nationalism puts specific governmental, cultural, and ideological beliefs on a pedestal, claiming they are perfect and that [insert elites + minority groups] are the real reason why our society is flawed. Patriotism encourages rational thought and change, nationalism only encourages close-mindedness and gradually-increasing extremism (often via a quasi-mythologized version of the country’s history). So no, nationalism is not good it is the unnecessary excess of patriotism.

[@Rarok666]

Politics aside, a video on facism by a guy named Reich is the funniest thing ever

[@JafuetTheSame]

I guess... It's a common Jewish name, actually meaning "rich" in this instance.

[@rangajoo]

​@@JafuetTheSame even better lmfao

[@JafuetTheSame]

@@rangajoo yeah, they used to be good with money, yknow

[@asesetervoll6035]

You find anything here funny?? Very strange, I must say

[@Craxin01]

Beau of the Fifth Column explained why he was so successful predicting what the Republican party of the last 4 years was doing. He stopped asking, "what would a conservative do" and started asking, "what would a fascist do?" This fascist movement needs to end, and it will, either by our vote or by violence. Let's do what we can to make it the former so that the latter isn't necessary.

[@ElsinoreRacer]

Go burn some more cities, brownshirt.

[@jimm2600]

Beau is fantastic.

[@Selma_109]

Beau is amazing

[@crustjunkie]

The ballot box will never stop fascism...

[@evensteve284]

Amen brother

[@leyrua]

It is incredible how Trump is able to convince his followers that he isn't one of the elites, while simultaneously claiming to be a billionaire.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

His sheep followers all are guilty of Dunning-Kruger syndrome. He's a textbook narcissist and fascist a conman a criminal etc.

[@vvv5892]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9lhe is just a flip side of the same coin, the two party system has destroyed america just as washington sayd it would

[@timmarshall7292]

You do understand that the Corporate Democratic Party is supported by Billionaire$, that three different Billionaires$ tried to get the the Corporate Democratic Party Nomination in the most recent Presidential Primary, that Illinois has a Corporate Democratic Party Governor who is a Billionaire and the Corporate Democratic Party often bails out the elite with subsidies and Big Pharma and Big Corp has profited of of Corporate Democratic Party Welfarism.

[@RFinSSMD]

He's convinced plenty of self-described Christians that he is a believer. Hah! What a horrible, sad, and for most of us, an unbelievable hoax.

[@timmarshall7292]

@@RFinSSMD The President Select claims to be a Catholic.

[@Nemethon]

As a German, I view the rise of fascism in the world (America is not alone) with concern. I had people like that in my own family and I know that they are absolutely serious about the things in their hate speeches.

[@chazott]

There have been many hate crimes committed during Trump's rise to power that may have never been without him. He has certainly increased violence and hatred between American people, let along against other nations. I'm not just saying thoughtless words, I know a murderer who likely would have not murdered had he not been empowered by the furor of Trump. And of course we all saw the January 6th violence that never would have been without Trump. I sincerely hope the criminal indictments against him will prevail and he will spend the rest of his days behind bars as some small justice for the violence he has sown in society.

[@MisterSlimee]

yea I'm a german too. Just a year ago my High School teacher said to me that some students drew a lot of swastikas in the toilets, more than he has ever seen in his decade long career

[@marcux83]

German here. share your concerns. stay strong, organize, be vigilant!

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

Don’t believe anything the leftists say about America

[@ecchioni]

@@MisterSlimee Maybe they were beaten up by some Turkish or Arabic little, or not so little bastards?

[@XxCastlegirl_07xX]

Watching this video after he’s won the 2024 election feels so weird. It feels almost exciting, like watching a thriller movie. Then I remember that this is real life. And I’m American.

[@burnforeverandever]

When Trump won it felt like I unlocked the bad route of a video game

[@kinetickey]

Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.”

[@toastercannon7941]

2 Corinthians 11:14, “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”

[@QuitQuiOc]

Beware of Devil's Advocates! Like the people who made this video.

[@myinfo9406]

Can we stop bringing religion into real world issues can we just be normal people doing good things cause we’re good

[@toastercannon7941]

@@myinfo9406 we’re talking about a man who constantly uses religion, it’s only fair to use the words of said religion against him

[@myinfo9406]

@@toastercannon7941 In a way that’s fair but there’s no way anyone believes he’s truly religious. But also you can’t fight ignorance with ignorance

[@Serai3]

Both of my parents grew up under fascist dictatorships. They saw this guy coming a MILE away. It puzzled and horrified them that any American could possibly support him in any way.

[@vereferreus5262]

In Europe most of us are still puzzled how Hitler came to power. But they are still hiding under us. 20% of the people in countries like the Netherlands are fascist and support regimes like Russia's or China. They are easy to recognize though. They miss any form of social behaviour.

[@noname7271]

Bruh, Hitler was inspired by laws to segregate Black Americans and to genocide Native Americans Nazis even held rallies at Madison Square garden in the 30s it's part of recorded history. Fascists and America are as normal as Russia and fascism. There's various articles and books about the Nazis/Hitler and their research ino American segregation. It's not pleasant stuff.

[@richardkidwell4134]

I still feel just what your parents felt.

[@idont888]

Anyone who actually had an ounce of sense ,knew Trump was a fool. He ran on nothing but hate, lies,and fear and racism, and the destruction of America as we know it.. And it was so obvious .

[@albertgaspar627]

"trumpanzees" (supporters who see, hear, etc no evil) support him because they share his 7 Deadly Sins characteristics. If you can stand to listen to one without showing judgement, they soon reveal what they have in common--the victim mentality, the "white privilege" of expecting a difference sense of justice to be applied to them, the exaggerated sense of their own worth, the willing to punish, and so on. People defend the most passionately, anything they feels is their identity. but, also, we didn't just "get trumped" in 2016. Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman made people like Boebert and MTG seem acceptable. The sense a businessman could fix gov't came to us before in the guise of GW Bush (also accused of fascism)--isn't it ironic those who think businessmen make good presidents always pick the nepotist who went bust? And there's also the social media algorythms--before the internet you got on a mailing list from the NRA that eventually got you John Birch Society trash in your mailbox. now you simply look up "vaccine denial" and you're down the rabbit hole.

[@richardjgstephen]

I began noticing eerie similarities between Trump and Hitler a long time ago, but wasn't comfortable about calling it what it was; fascism. Great work Robert.

[@vroscience]

name two

[@BrentUrbanski]

what, they were both men? There is literally nothing alike between trump and hitler😂

[@simpleviewer1334]

​@vro1313 1. Hitler attempted a march on Munich with his supporters but got arrested, the court however was weak on him so he used it to rant about the government, kinda like Jan 6 and Trump's court case 2. He promoted violence against opposing parties, with the Nazi Party intimidating and personally attacked socialists, communists, government officials, and supporters of the current state, Trump also does stuff similar, recently with exciting violence against FEMA and Democrats 3. Hitler had a scapegoat for why Germany failed, those damn jews, because... They're jews and jews are magic and evil and whatever. Trump's scapegoat is immigrants lying about them getting free benefits when the opposite is true, when you're not registered, you can still get a job, pay taxes, and buy stuff, but you don't receive healthcare benefits nor the right to vote

[@nofancypants]

​@vro1313 the video outlines several...did you even watch it?

[@Clickwrap]

@@vroscience1) Both have a history of involvement with armed insurrection. Trump in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 and Hitler with his involvement in the armed insurrection in Munich in 1923 against the democratically elected government in Bavaria. 2) In Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” which outlined his political ideology, he described his political enemies as “vermin” and on the topic of immigrants commented, “the poison of foreign races is eating the body of our people,” and in reference to Jewish journalists, “The poison was allowed to enter the national bloodstream and infect public life.”Trump has been quoted describing those who disagree with him politically as “the enemy within,” stating his intent on mobilizing the military against them, and further describing left-leaning individuals as, “radical left thugs who live like vermin in our country.” On the topic of immigrants, Trump has been quoted as stating that they are “poisoning the blood of our country.” 3) When Hitler ran in the 1932 presidential election in Germany, he lost by more than 6 million votes. Instead of accepting his defeat, he went to court to have the results annulled on the basis of voter fraud claims. When Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election by over 7 million votes and 74 electors, he also refused to accept his loss and claimed voter fraud, bringing a litany of cases before courts in various states in an attempt to force the outcome of his presidency, despite no evidence ever being discovered to validate his claims and all of the cases being dismissed. To this day, he still refuses to acknowledge the reality of his loss. There you go. Three striking similarities between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler.

[@stevepocza6767]

As a lifelong Republican, it pains me to say my party is leaving me. Reich's analysis is truer today than it was when it was posted a year ago, especially with 2 Generals that worked under Trump calling him Fascist.

[@tony-gy2bq]

And, above all, accuse your enemy of what you are already doing.

[@t.j.mcfadden7993]

That's exactly what Reich is doing.

[@christopherperdue977]

​@@t.j.mcfadden7993 That's what all Democrats do.

[@YellowjacketGTO]

The dems do it every day. Anyone that does not agree with them is a maga extremist. H Jeffries loves to say it over and over.

[@NZsaltz]

@@t.j.mcfadden7993 In what way? How has Reich done anything he describes in this video?

[@nathankovach7414]

​@@t.j.mcfadden7993 I don't remember Joe Biden being scrutinized for being homophobic... Usually he's put under fire for being the other way around...

[@Mantikator]

Not much to add here, just leaving a comment to push the video. Great work, Robert 👍

[@duncanwallace7760]

He doesn't just attack 'elites', he attacks experts of any type, basically anyone who knows more than he does on any topic, which is most topics.

[@suspiciousbird487]

Please actually read what fascists say about fascism. Giovanni Gentile had an entire section stating that the fascists were against intellectuals but were not actually against science, technology, or culture. The reasons why fascists hated intellectuals is because they did not put action behind their thoughts and ideas. Also, rational thinking goes against the very spiritual, very pathos driven ideology that is fascism

[@altrag]

@@suspiciousbird487 > The reasons why fascists hated intellectuals is because they did not put action behind their thoughts and ideas The reason why fascists hate intellectuals is because intellectuals tend to be able to see fascism for what it is and have a "bad habit" of calling it out. Fascism relies on people not understanding what's happening to them - nobody would accept it if they realized what the final outcome will be.

[@pixelwash9707]

More personal attacks on Trump. What happened to voting on policies?

[@darrenbinder8064]

@@pixelwash9707what policies?

[@pixelwash9707]

@@darrenbinder8064 Er, WTF. Instead of listening to lies from corrupt mainstream media about Trump, listen to Trump himself, and his POLICIES, idiot. Look outside your corrupted bullshit media bubble, and actually listen to the real thing, lol.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

Reminder that Americans still to this day have absolutely no clue what Fascism was, and what it represented.

[@mr.speyside5240]

Seriously, this video is cringe and an embarrassment.

[@asesetervoll6035]

​@@mr.speyside5240the truth is never an embarrasment. Even if there is no one more hated, than he who speaks the truth.

[@laylapreater7813]

Who’s here after Supreme Court basically said the president can act like a king

[@christopherdunne4048]

@@laylapreater7813 That's the real question. What makes an accomplished professional into a Trump enabler? Is cash enough?

[@theuncreativebruh7216]

@@christopherdunne4048 Maybe the judges are being bribed with the promise of becoming welcomed oligarchs if 2025 plays out?

[@Sparks-1957]

not like a King, but as a dictator

[@UdnesSimen]

Me me me me!

[@hyzercreek]

What the supreme court said, Einstein, is the Democrats have to stop with the political persecution of Trump. No more fake impeachments, no more fake 34 charges or 91 charges, no more fining him 470 million dollars for being "Too male, too pale, and too stale." It is the Democrats who are acting like kings, never forget Anne Boleyn was a "convicted felon", your majesty.

[@robrob8936]

“You have to get out and vote. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four years, it will be fixed, it will be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore.. In four years, you won’t have to vote again.” - Donald Trump 2024

[@phildavenport4150]

The clearest parallel with Germany of the 1930s.

[@daveburke5177]

Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he said this. Phrased just so it could be interpreted in different ways so he can deliver his message to his core followers and have plausible deniability (“taken out of context”) with others. It’s all part of softening up the public to the idea before working on normalising it. Watch out!

[@Bamsebrakar2011]

Exactly. You won’t be able to, more probably.

[@argonaut9804]

It was prob bad wording on his part, but if you didn’t interpret so it fits your narrative then what he was actually doing is exaggerating how successful he would be that in the future it wouldn’t matter who you vote for because there would be no problems for any candidate to run on.

[@Soapandwater6]

@@argonaut9804 Utopia at last! I think I will trust this guy.

[@euniceaugust2197]

That is the clearest and starkest definition ever. Thank you, Robert Reich.

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

You are thanking a propagandist for his propaganda, you should be embarrassed of yourself.

[@sheenablueeyesblondie2363]

​@@yourdaddy-mq4kmare you mad cus he called Trump what he really Is or are you a fascist supporter..hmmmmm

[@katediehl4836]

​@@yourdaddy-mq4kmBot

[@IMPOTUSx2]

@@yourdaddy-mq4kmpot…meet kettle! Besides you suck off to don the con, ‘nuff said!

[@zoyadulzura7490]

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

[@melvinatkins998]

So basically Trump is not a Fascist at all! But an eccentric Constitutional Republic enthusiast? A complete total opposite of history’s most well known fascist! Got it! 👍

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

Easy answer. Yes, Donald Trump is fascist. Ron DeSantis is also fascist. Neither politicians understand fascism or think they are fascist but their inclination towards authoritarianism, silencing political enemies, targeting vulnerable groups and extreme nationalism makes them beginner fascists.

[@yellowgreen5229]

RonDeathSantis They have fascist backers, they are told what keywords to use.

[@pschroeter1]

I've been calling Trump a proto-Fascist.

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

Your comment hit the nail squarely on its head. Trump is definitely a fascist and wants to be a dictator. You can see it with how he treats NATO allies vs. Putin, Kim Jong Un, etc.

[@rhodawatkins4516]

They think it's only fascist if someone else is doing it.

[@SarahHawke-mk6mq]

Yes fascism is usually against the odds for the few and it's a stupid system that divides countries even after a short period of time many are aware of what Nazi Germany went through it takes decades to win back trust

[@kanjacat]

People ask, "Hitler - how did that happen?" This is how it happened. We're watching how it happened, its happening right now, again, right in front of our eyes.

[@chetsenior7253]

Sorry dude, but not the same as 6 million dead Jews. Trump is vile, but liberal tears are just lame.

[@waffleswafflson3076]

You're right but not for the reasons you think you are

[@davidstorrs]

Expand, please?

[@morgen_t]

Funny you say that cause time magazines person of the year known as “adolf hitler” was looked at as a great man up until 1939, they let him get away with so much and 50 million people died because of it. Cowards like you are so afraid of guys like trump that you in rightfully impeach him twice, rig elections to get him out and then try your hardest to put the least crooked us president in the past 30 years in jail. You’re whole campaign is built on fear and lies that your fed by people like this man in the video. A successful businessman slips by into office after you were sure of his defeat in 2016 and you go off your rocker, he interrupted your 20 year long communist new world order regime and it left you animals in tears. Embarrassing weak humans

[@kanjacat]

@@waffleswafflson3076 how presumptuous of you.

[@jayarrington240]

I love hearing this, from Robert Reiche. If only people had listened to this, ten years ago, when Chris Hedges tried to warn America that it was going to happen. Then maybe we wouldn't be in this mess. We've had too many years of pretending things are not what they are.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

​@@Staypositive-w6w Well to be fair. It's more of an instruction manual to them.

[@grahamshere]

They listened, but the Republicans want fascism plain and simple. They want the ability to kill and destroy anyone they dislike. They love being in a cult.

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

You love hearing this because you're a real fascist and you can't stand the fact that we are taking back America from the deep state and the elite puppet masters.

[@kosmokritikos9299]

Sadly, knowing about it will not stop it. There is but one way to stop Nazis and we witnessed that from June 1944 to May 1945. They go on about their 1776 moment. We need to vigilantly remind them that our 1945 moment occurs immediately afterward.

[@hollyhouston5837]

Chris Hedges became a paid spokesman for Russian state TV, RT. He's endorsed the People's Party, and their other endorsements are from people paid by Russia. Putin and his Shanghai Cooperation buddies are infiltrating from the right and left. Bannon's been quoted as saying, "Plant left, pivot right!"

[@uzaiyaro]

Who’s watching this after the election? I’m heartbroken, and I don’t even live in the US.

[@bencemolnar915]

I'm not American either, I'm not even on the continent, but I fear so much. This isn't good, at least in my opinion

[@EmperorsKriegsman]

As much as I hate admitting it, The US pulls the worlds strings.... I wish my home country (Australia) was more independent from them, closer to Europe. I just hope he doesn't screw over the US enough in the next four years to the point where it isn't fixable

[@uzaiyaro]

@@EmperorsKriegsman happy to see another Aussie here. I hope Kevin Rudd can continue being the ambassador, he’s bloody good at his job, and he has great knowledge on China, which the US is no doubt going to piss off.

[@noorulhasan4904]

US is doomed as a country regardless of who won the election It's just the never ending cycle of choosing whoever is less evil

[@jacobtgod9675]

@@uzaiyaro yup you guys pushing propaganda helped him win thank youuuu the left took lessons out of the Nazi playbook and still took an L

[@OldNavy-z9h]

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." -Henry A Wallace, 1944

[@Fucknuts4u]

Well we're now dealing with communism masked as Liberal Democracy...what did Hank A Wallace have to say about that?

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@Fucknuts4u Living up to your name, I see.

[@scottpandich3972]

Wallace was, of course, such a nut job that Democratic leaders forced FDR to drop him from the ticket in 1944.

[@ksb2112]

@@Fucknuts4u But we're not. Simply lying repeatedly about it is not enough. You need to show how you see a real problem with communism in the US.

[@dr.dfargo2921]

Where's the Ronald Reagan quote😅

[@edmer68]

I took an elective in the latter half of high school called "The Isms." And fascism def describes everything I saw in trump since the beginning of his political career/grift.

[@Eldritch-1]

Raised as descendent of victims of Fascism always keeping my eyes open and magazine full.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Sounds like fun. There's about 280 isms. Of course, your definitions for any of them may well differ from my definitions.

[@edmer68]

@@thomasmaughan4798 it was a history/government class so just the “big 4” Isms…communism, fascism, socialism & capitalism.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@edmer68 Sounds like I might have enjoyed high school history in a class like that. Socialism in particular has so many definitions it is nearly useless as a descriptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism As it happens, Capitalism and socialism are not necessarily opposite or even rival; nothing prevents 'the people" from investing capital and producing goods thereby (capitalism). Communism is somewhat more defined; "commune" ism; everything held in common, which means nobody owns anything personally. The playbook for this is Thomas More's "Utopia" which sort of sounds appealing and equally terrifying. Of course it cannot work without forced labor; in capitalism labor is *compelled* by necessity but not usually forced. People think of socialism/communism only in terms of Free Stuff For Me; not realizing that someone is making that Free Stuff and it might be YOU doing the making but not personally enjoying the fruit of your labor.

[@vaticancartel136]

@@Eldritch-1 And yet, who is trying to disarm you?

[@alexphelps7042]

11 months of history out & the title reads a bit like “are bananas yellow? ?”

[@loganhagen5754]

He sure is yellow.

[@pheyn0m961]

Those who are inclined to double down would claim that they are green, yet wait for them to become yellow before eating.

[@madiicantsleep]

@@loganhagen5754 I'd say he's more of an orange sherbet tone

[@JohnLaPaglia]

Trump is "Orange Colored" not "Yellow". Donald J. Trump's mother was an "Orange", that his biological father mated with. He is a hybrid "Fruit-Human". Half plant, half human.

[@CM26617]

Poster isn't trying to preach to a choir - more for those on the fence as to whether the definition of fascism applies to MAGA and its leadership. Could definitely describe them as "corrupt" and "opportunistic", though.

[@TimHatcher-gp3ui]

Every American should listen and learn from Dr R. He is America's teacher!!

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

LOL. robert reich is such a liberal liar.

[@gnaskar]

The guy with literal golden toilets calling out the "elites" as the enemy of the people.

[@juliemissick4206]

Hypocrisy at its finest and Trump is an expert at it.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

he is jealous because everything he owns is leveraged by debt. he is not rich, he just pretends to be

[@censorship_cant_stop_truth2]

​@@juliemissick4206how do you think Trump knows about the elites? He is one of them but he calls them out, that's why he has been attacked. They all loved him until he ran for president and called them out.

[@Raspberries9372]

There’s a clear difference between elites good for the world and elites that are horrible.

[@dillbill7152]

You're halfway there. Now look at the politicians you support. They are all hypocritical. Then you laugh. Then you realize it's not the material possessions that make a peson's character. Then you look at the actions which affect the entire country's future. EG Trump being illegally removed from the Colorado ballot. Democratic nominees being removed from four states so you can only vote biden. Now the tyranny becomes apparent. Those are the dangerous "elites"

[@Joe-ey7cu]

The danger does not lie in one man, the danger lies in those that carry out orders.

[@MorningNapalm]

And in the one man who unites them.

[@joshfriedman9775]

Dude, trump literally lies more than he tells the truth. He should never be allowed to be president again.

[@hendrixj.8356]

You’d be surprised the extremes one will go to who is “carrying out orders”

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

sure. kind of like the horrible and fascist covid mandates by democrats huh? yep

[@harveysengersmusic247]

So, take away the orders 🤷

[@lauralinden6840]

Thank you, Robert, for this clarifying video. I have friends who refer to Trump as an authoritarian. I think doing so is based on the corporate media’s squeamishness in assigning the “f” word to Trump and his supporters. A large part of this denialism is also based on an entrenched insistence that America is exceptional, that we are a remarkable and strong people, that a Hitler could not flourish here. Ironically, this claim to exceptionalism is a fascist trait, which has always worried me in regard to Americans’ potential to eventually embrace it. And here we are with the most recent polls indicating a dead heat between Trump and Biden. Unbelievable, but perhaps an inevitable pivotal moment given the fascist fissures embedded in the American character.

[@macmcleod1188]

Authoritarian mindset ( first identified in a 1947 study) is what makes facism possible. People with the authoritarian mindset conform to strong leaders. If the strong leader is democratic then they become Democratic. If the strong leader wants to be president for life, then they become in favor of presidents for life. About one-fourth of any population have the authoritarian mindset. I think most of them are clumped in the Republican party right now.

[@JimHolder-pk2kk]

@@macmcleod1188 This one-fourth may also be related to "nurturing parent v. strict father" child rearing models

[@jim0311]

FYI - internal numbers show Trump losing among educated middle class women,blacks, independents..(sources include Gov Christie,etc)

[@luch4911]

What a gross video edit to make trump look fascist. At this time majority of us now see the democratic party as a whole to be the fascists! Trump 2024! A president for all legal Americans no matter what race! America first!

[@lauralinden6840]

@@macmcleod1188 I understand and appreciate your points, but Mr. Reich dedicated this video to focusing on the distinctions between the authoritarian and fascist mindset. In doing so he drew a very bold and straight line to Trump and his supporters/enablers that identifies them as fascists, who are far more dangerous than authoritarians in the destructive ways they seize and wield power.

[@ess1163]

THX Robert. I spread your name everywhere. This is a great video. Share and post so it gets more traction NOW- again Nov 2024. I'm sharing to FACEBOOK now. Plus the graphics are fantastic.

[@bobbresnahan8397]

Robert Reich doing what he does best. Explaining something complex very simply and rationally. Educated me, and I've read several books on fascism.

[@chompythebeast]

No education on the subject is complete without reading _Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism_ by Lenin. On the very first page he predicts the rise of the Nazis and the "Santa-Clausification" of revolutionary figures like Martin Luther King Jr. It's very accessible stuff as far as theory goes, and it's truly eye-opening stuff for many, especially since it all seems even more vindicated by history from our perspective today

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

Reich is doing what he does best.... Pushing false narratives because he is the real fascist.

[@mitch_the_-itch]

Lying cheating and stealing is what this nasty Clintonista does best. You useful idiots are Americas mortal enemies within. We arent going to forget.

[@censorship_cant_stop_truth2]

Zero replies 😂. Censorship is fascism

[@theodoresweger4948]

There are many of us left who remember WWII and how it started

[@EduardoDiVago]

It all starts with education. I’m sure our education system evades teaching these chapters in depth to adolescents. No good government wants integrity, reason, critical thinking skills in their citizens.

[@alexanderpalmer2647]

Good thing we are banning books in the library then. Cause nowhere in history has banning books not been for the betterment of its citizens. If it were bad for the citizens, I would have read it. It's funny, the play book changes slightly, but it's always the same moves. And the result is always the same, bad things.

[@gennietayfer7514]

You should ask yourself how Biden became a millionaire by being a politician his entire life?

[@merlinoddog2197]

You are obviously the result of our educational ststem.​@gennietayfer7514

[@shiftoff9936]

​@@gennietayfer7514 when did he say anything about biden?

[@Kyra161o7]

I am not sure about this. In Germany we are tought a lot about fascism and the nazis in school but the AFD, a fascist party, is on the rise anyways. I think there are many reasons but one of the worst is the over representation of right wing and misogynist ideologies on short form social media.

[@nathanduke5323]

Watching Trump complain about the elites really is deafeningly ironic.

[@Nonexistent10]

GOD bless OUR Great President and Leader Donald Trump

[@nathanduke5323]

@@Nonexistent10 he's not great, he's not the president, and he's not a leader. Pray for God to bless him if you choose but he's none of the things you just described him as.

[@ProMace]

Watching Trump supporters draw God into their love affair with Trump is also deafeningly ironic.

[@nathanduke5323]

@@ProMace indeed.

[@bobprice9541]

@ProMace is Trump even a Christian? I am a Christian and Trump's morals or lack therof do not line up with Biblical Christianity.

[@SusanLane-o3p]

I really appreciate your commentaries. If the WWII and Korean Veterans were still around none of this ridiculous nonsense would be happening. My grandfather was a paratrooper and helped to liberate the Nazi prisoners from the death camps. He lost his 18 year old brother, who was in the Navy. I worked at a local VFW and the Veterans there were solid Americans. You could feel the pride for their country emanating from them whenever they talked about their service. So sad that so many people have died defending something that people don't even seem to understand these days Democracy, Freedom. Things that people in other countries envy the United States for. The people in this country are spoiled and ignorant reality show minions.

[@Soapandwater6]

Thank you, Robert Reich, for speaking out to save America! Much respect and admiration for you!

[@mitch_the_-itch]

He is why we are going to pay a trillion dollar interest payment next year, you lowiq indoctrinated Socialist. When the interest on HIS debt is bigger than the entire budget in a few years get back to me about his heroics. Do any of you LowIQ Leftwits know we paid almost 500B in interest THIS YEAR?

[@renh9858]

Agreed. But, with all respect, Mr Reich isn't just saving America, he is educating the whole world about tyranny and indeed, fascism. Drump is a world wide problem.☮️🙏👍

[@steved.9030]

Thank you so much for describing politicians in general. Especially the current group of fascists in charge.

[@morgen_t]

Your countries in shambles. The streets of your democrat run cities are hell holes. Your dollar is crumbling. You’re funneling money on a foreign war that will hopefully result in exposure of the biden administrations lies in ukraine. You got other problems so stop glorifying millionaires like this putz, he’s fueling a social war to distract you from the real problems, people like you will sadly never learn, you’ll just consume more media and nod your head to old rich white men like Robert

[@morgen_t]

@@steved.9030 cuck

[@juergenwest]

As a first generation American of German blood, this is everything we were warned to avoid and “never let happen again”. So to see it in this nation, the nation that triumphed over my bloodline’s nation, is in a word, frightening. Because it is what led to the downfall of Germany and into ruin for decades. Germany today of course is devoutly rebuilt in democracy having learnt their painful lesson. Please do not let the United States fall into the same trap of fascism.

[@incubus_the_man]

Germans have accepted their past history and try to learn from it. Americans try to hide it and revise the history taught to kids. They hide the history of slavery and won't accept the truth about racism, sexism or homophobia. They can't accept that the nation hasn't always been right.

[@landonletterman831]

There are enough of us to vote, that see the danger, that I don't think he'll ever make office again. He had his shot, and he blew it. He could definitely have done a worse job, but he also could have done a better job than the one which had _THE WORLD_ dancing in the street, like the Death Star blew up in orbit and took the Emperor with it, when he got fired. I can forgive people for not noticing the difference, because this one is screaming in English at his rallies, but what I can't forgive are the people who want him to run this country, like one of his businesses, without realizing that the reason Trump *HIMSELF* claims success is running his business like a dictatorship.

[@tjs200]

The scary things is that unlike Germany, if America were to become fascist I dont really see how it could be defeated if it decided to start wars with its neighbors/enemies

[@janice369]

I am 2nd generation German on both sides. A blind man can see what tRump & Rs are doing. My family will move idk where, maybe to Germany if things don't change for the better, that's it. Not going to spend my last cpl decades like the last 8 years.

[@graceomalley4]

Yes. Well said.

[@stewartbjorgan4840]

The majority of people who experienced the horrors of World War II are now gone and here we are going down the same disastrous path.

[@EagleWolf2]

Most People have short memories, As far as WorldWar2, "Yes" it was bad, But worse now, because People in general are morally weaker, ----

[@stewartbjorgan4840]

@@EagleWolf2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZu3ZXuig6-Bnas

[@guillermoelnino]

Oh, y ou mean thr g overnent forcing ideological speech onto everyone along with jailing/assa sinating their political opponents? Y ou mean like that? Or do y ou just mean "orange man bad"?

[@stewartbjorgan4840]

@@EagleWolf2 As indicated by a seriously ethically and morally flawed Donald Trump even being considered for President.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

We're not going to let it happen. Educate everyone you know on the issues. Vote Blue right down the line 2024. 🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙🇺🇲💙

[@TheGoddamnBareBear666]

You hit it on the nail. Now, we get to see it all unfold because of a lot of willfully ignorant Trump voters. This is a shame.

[@tatewinters5565]

His 4 years were the best years of america. No wars. Better economy. Until the id hit

[@TheGoddamnBareBear666]

@tatewinters5565 lmao what rock were you living under?

[@TheGoddamnBareBear666]

@tatewinters5565 tell you me that you don't understand economics without telling me you don't understand economics

[@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508]

@@TheGoddamnBareBear666 So you believe he's a fascist? Do you live in the US? I suppose now you'll have to move to another country.

[@TheGoddamnBareBear666]

@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508 yes, I do live in the US.

[@FemCog]

I didn't really believe this rhetoric until the recent Supreme Court ruling

[@MegaChallanger]

Us smarter people have been saying this shit since 2015

[@NiarahHawthorne]

Took you long enough. Glad you see it now, but I'd suggest asking yourself why it took you so long, especially after Jan 6.

[@betalars]

Read up on the third wave :) It's all been out there for years. Unfortunately knowledge seems not to protect from fascism.

[@Mantixion]

@@NiarahHawthorne Quit being mean to this person. Growth is growth, no matter when it comes or where it comes from.

[@Mantixion]

@@MegaChallanger Don't claim superiority just because you've felt the same as the commenter is currently feeling for longer

[@KramerEspinoza]

As a direct descendant of parents that lived through the Nazi occupation… I totally agree.

[@leobigelow7021]

As the direct descendant of someone who fought the war that freed your parents, I totally disagree. You're welcome, by the way.

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

@@leobigelow7021 how can you take pride in the US joining the Allies when your heart yearns for fascism by another name?

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

Kramer, Arnold Schwarzenegger has done powerful videos on growing up with a Nazi father. He didn't love it, and he sees the fascist elements in the Republicans today as very dangerous. 🖖✌

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

I grew up with a family story of a "cousin Berthold" who deserted the German army and walked back to Munich from Russia. Fascism is easy for the unintelligent because it literally requires no thought, and the acceptance of propaganda. Queue: Q

[@TheBLGL]

What your parents experienced makes you an expert in… nothing. But thanks for leading the pro-fascists to believe that we are all that dumb, look at the first comment you received, from an authoritarian, making fun of you because your parents’ experience is not an argument. Edited for clarity.

[@SIZModig]

I'll be using this in school when it's time to educate the kids on what fascism is, thanks!

[@scambammer6102]

I would get my definition of fascism somewhere else. This one is designed to prove trump is a fascist. It is not historically accurate.

[@StompingRabbits]

That's not educating , it's indoctrinating...if you pushed your BS on my kids you and I would be on a collision course that you'll most assuredly lose...

[@lauralinden6840]

It’s time to educate them now!!

[@pietsnotty8283]

@@StompingRabbits Trump is a textbook autocratic fascist. Greetings from the educated and developed 1st World

[@tomc.7520]

I take it you are not a teacher in Florida. From a veteran, thank you for your service. Teachers are more important than soldiers.

[@roderickconstantino5354]

Trump is…..something you don’t want.

[@Chavato]

A spot-on presentation. Thank you again, Mr. Reich. I'm worried that the people who really need to see this aren't seeing it. This needs to be broadcast on Fox News everyday between now and the election.

[@anncata7368]

Fox News? Please. They rather make $$ and promote 45

[@foreverhopeful8497]

Fox - the soap opera with a newsy look

[@ToyKeeper]

Hell would freeze over before Faux News aired a video like this.

[@srussell8436]

Without the Fox Propaganda Network's 24/7 endorsement and support, distortions and omissions of truth, and expert ability to indoctrinate the weak minded and dumb, Trump would NEVER have managed to win. In fact, without the entire conservative propaganda machine, most of the worst Republican AND Democratic politicians our nation has been plagued with would never have been able to win their elections. The conservative propaganda machine is, without a doubt, the biggest threat to national security, the survival of our representative democracy, and our hopes of ever making meaningful progress on ANY of the biggest problems facing mankind. It's long past time that we finally begin taking the threat seriously...

[@scooterdover2771]

Maybe the other company suing Fox Entertainment can put that in their settlement.

[@mloftus8618]

Awesome, clearly explained for those who were unclear. This is a dangerous time, we are at the edge, and too many of us are not seeing the truth. Thank you for helping shed light on the dangers posed by this dangerous faction of our country

[@CaneFu]

Let's call Trump supporters out for what they are.....either stupid, or traitors, or both.

[@dannmarceau]

And some are very unclear as we don't teach any real history until college here in the U.S.

[@robertaldaron8617]

This should be included in High School civics and social studies classes.

[@thunderpooch]

you know who is even more of a fascist? companies like youtube and facebook that suppress left wing content but let right wing loons have their content spread far and wide. the reason they do this is right wing loons have an economic policy which boosts wall st and their precious stocks

[@8088I]

It doesn't matter, he promises to rain Hell on anyone (friend, foe or political expediency - without limit) that 'hee believes' personally suit him. Much, much worse than anything that can be imagined, should he have his way.

[@juliehendricks1348]

I got chills, and not the good kind. THANK YOU Robert for a clear picture of what is happening in the US right now. We just can't let this happen.

[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

This video is fear mongering lies.

[@katsong3302]

ignoring the reality of those born inter-sex . drumph’s grandfather left Germany, came to the states, tried to return to Germany and was refused re-entry.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Question is, as a people: what are we going to do about it? Silence furthers the fascist goals. Doing nothing isn't an option. What can YOU do, while staying safe and keeping others safe?

[@JimHolder-pk2kk]

@@TheAsvarduilProject Be politically active, vote mostly for Democrats. Be a good person, support women's rights all that jazz.

[@suehowie152]

​​@@TheAsvarduilProjectPlus call out the disinformation online.. Oh and refuse to be a modern day German Nazi.. We have to remember in Germany there weren't enough people fighting against Hitler..They were submissive..

[@EllaCBWalkersSpokeswoman]

I like this, polite, fact based, unbiased, without using personal feelings, just what has been recorded.

[@ionizer24]

Yes, and it is high time legacy or mainstream media calls him and his supporters fascists. It is ridiculous the lessons from the forties have been forgotten.

[@thelakeman5207]

Trump and his buddies have been calling anyone who opposes them, communists. About time people called Trump and the Repub's fascists, which is exactly what they are. They tried to overturn a Presidential election. That's what fascists do!

[@zen-Tii]

Not forgotten. A large portion of the Republican Party knows exactly what it wants and how to get it. They’re going to do it right this time and anyone who would look out of place on “Leave it to Beaver” is going to the camps.

[@deancarsononmusic2792]

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[@yourdaddy-mq4km]

The corporate media does nothing but. What's really ridiculous is that the sheep still believe it.

[@Soapandwater6]

Yes, mainstream media has to call them out on being fascists and educate them as to why.

[@bindervegas8006]

"Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes." George Santayana

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

thats why i stopped voting for democrats.

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

If you remember the past then you’d remember that Fascism wasn’t the problem of the interwar years, it was the symptom. The problems are easily solvable, yet they remain unsolved as the world’s elite keeps moving further and further to the left, trying to destroy every last piece of western heritage. Hitler was right in that there was a problem, because there most definitely was major problems for Weimar Germany in the interwar years, and it very much looks like the USA Today (Hyperinflation, Radical Left-Wing Ideological Encroachment, National Humiliation, Political Chaos). Then again, Hitler was a visionary of his own ideology which had been influenced by his troubled youth and taught his racial hierarchy. Trump is far from Hitler: A successful businessman, thirty years older, never served in combat, wasn’t a very good politician, all of these things are the exact opposite of Hitler. Hitler was a failed artist, veteran WW1 soldier, Charismatic and Expert politician with a very big ideological agenda of his own.

[@gennietayfer7514]

You should ask yourself how Biden became a millionaire by being a politician his entire life?

[@bindervegas8006]

@gennietayfer7514 A very good question.. I bet we could actually get the answers to how Biden became a millionaire. At least he wouldn't hide behind lawyers, protecting his tax records. Bididn released his. And I didn't think there was such a thing as a poor politician. They're all in the thick of it to make sure the tax laws are written for them and their rich friends. No mistake about it. Does anyone need a yacht tax exemption? Yup. The rich. Section 179 of the tax law. Gotta use your yacht at least 50% of the time for business. WHAT business? Partying with your other rich friends and talking about your business? 😆

[@A-A_P]

​@@gennietayfer7514 ohh, hi, a third IDENTICAL off-topic reply on a third separate comment!

[@davidmachemer1015]

Thank you for naming the outrage on the right for what it is. I am a former Republican voter myself, but I cannot bring myself to vote for any Republican today. (Fortunately, most Republicans I know of are dying off...)

[@JohnT.4321]

I don't vote for either political party. It is my opinion that the Democrats enable the Republicans. They call each other friends across the aisle.

[@dvonzosch461]

Max Planck believed that sometimes you can't persuade ppl to change --- in common language: " Progress happens one funeral at a time "

[@sempressfi]

Thank you for commenting. Have noticed more of y'all speaking up since it became clear that he's still the likely nominee and it is both super appreciated to see many who sre still center right/conservative recognize the threat AND stand shoulder to shoulder with us lefties. Heading studied the intricacies of how fascism rises, one key thing is that the "moderates" and those who are firmly right wing but pro-democracy become convinced that "the left is the one going crazy" and join with the extreme right. There are a couple other related trends like leftist infighting but it's this one that has worried me so much, esp with Chris Christie types saying bs like they will do whatever they can to keep Coup-y Doo out of office...except vote for Democrats/Biden. Anyway didn't mean to go on a rant/tangent but seriously felt a visceral wave of relief and hope seeing your comment and realizing there has been an increase of ppl saying similar. Thank you 💙🇺🇸

[@gyvren]

I long for the days of the “normal” conservative. We used to be able to talk and hang out and I really miss those days. These days, I’m instantly distrustful of most republicans I meet. The extreme right-wing and their god-king made it this way. Our lefty extremism was a direct response to their extremism, as they started it. I tried hipping people to Lawrence Britt’s 14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism back in 2015 when Orange started running. I knew what he was before most people saw it. But they saw this guy and were instantly blinded by his bullsh¡t charisma. Whatever spell he cast was a STRONG one..

[@TrueBlueCat]

For years I was Independent.... NEVER again will I vote right and I am now a proud Democrat. I always believed in moderation, meeting in the middle, and walking a mile in the others shoes. You can't do that with todays republicans. I don't know what they've become or how they got there....but they disgust me.

[@janvdb6897]

Thank you putting this video out to not only North America but to the world! This is the actual truth that must be spoken aloud. US-Americans, go out and vote! No matter what you vote for, just not Trump. Greetings from Germany - where we are also heavily struggling with the far-right AfD gaining way too many votes. History is repeating. Everybody is watching.

[@diegowilson9711]

Love Your work Robert Reich !

[@lindascanlan6317]

Me too.. He explains stuff well....

[@RobertRodgers-r5h]

He is heroic for the good that he has done throughout his life.

[@censorship_cant_stop_truth2]

​@@RobertRodgers-r5hyou mean lie to people for the last 50 years? He should be in prison.

[@RobertRodgers-r5h]

@@censorship_cant_stop_truth2 About what did Dr. Reich lie about?

[@Qba86]

Another distinction is that authoritarian regimes generally want to keep people passive, while fascists aim at total mobilization under the leadership of their strongman leader. Which means that they constantly need to find new threats and enemies to mobilize their followers.

[@RhaviMarques]

the drag story times! no wait the books! no wait the stoves! THE LAPTOP!

[@barrymoore4470]

Yes, these people thrive on hate, and have constant need of perceived enemies.

[@julietfischer5056]

And that means ever-narrowing definitions of acceptable behavior and attitudes in order to create those enemies, and ever-expanding enemies.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@julietfischer5056 That's right. Were these people to achieve their aims, silencing or eradicating all their perceived antagonists, they would start turning upon each other, because all they know and understand is enmity and strife.

[@hubbsllc]

As Timothy Snyder says in ON TYRANNY, "Power wants you softening in your chair."

[@LG-ct8tw]

Watch out for MoRon DeathSantis trying to out fascist the Orange fascist. Your piece should be played on every majors. Thank you Robert.

[@sandyd3686]

👍 👍 💯 RIGHT

[@AndreLaCroix22]

To you levdists, following r ghteous and reasonable rules is fash his sim.

[@AndreLaCroix22]

But since you utterly redefine every SINGLE well established concept, you are always in the right 👍

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

Your nickname for Ron DeSantis is like 100x better than what tRump came up with

[@AndreLaCroix22]

@@thedude702 Well, if you and your blue buddies weren't ACTUAL fash hissed I'd be able to spell just fine here.

[@justaphase]

"If you don't vote for me, you ain't black."

[@wildspirit922]

I'm so glad that we have your voice.

[@kirtadams439]

This is the clearest description of fascism I have ever heard.

[@barneygimble8984]

I was taught Capitalism has productivity is the goal and government should protect private control of production . Communism has public control of production and government should control equity. Socialism has public good as a goal and government should provide public services. While fascism is corporate ownership of government . And that Mussolini was a fascist while Hitler was a nationalist socialist., Not a fascist.. The video tries to conflate totalitarianism and fascism.. Trump is more accurately called a populist

[@barneygimble8984]

Are you saying trump is not a capitalist?

[@everettcalhoun8197]

@@barneygimble8984 Trump is more accurately called a traitor to the Constitution and the United States. The ONLY reason and I mean the only reason he wont be charged is this benevolent country does not want to execute a former President because he is stupid.

[@ydgmdlu]

​@@barneygimble8984you said: "I was taught..." LMAO! So you are not an expert on political science like Robert Reisch is? You're using your grade school education to argue against him? Give me a break!

[@Pinkielover]

Stay in school

[@RedwoodEden]

I have family members who have completely bought into this movement. There’s nothing I, or anyone else, can say or do to bring them to this understanding. It’s deeply frustrating. Thank you RR for your work.

[@jamesjennings8574]

I think a lot of us are in the same boat -- They are truly brainwashed.

[@karas.6438]

I'm in your same predicament! Lost friends, my mother, Uncle, my ex-husband (father if my kids) to this inhumane monster! Always ends up with them pissed & screaming at me for telling them the truth & backing it all up with proof. They don't care.

[@karas.6438]

Every one of them will sit there & tell you, "he never said/did that! It's the Democrats!

[@rickr.mortis4821]

Same with my family and many friends. They are all lost in the insanity of being brainwashed by Trumpism. :(

[@JoeMama-bk7rd]

​@@rickr.mortis4821no, you're brainwashed by the same people who constantly keep getting voted in. Joe Bidumb has been writing bad laws for 50 years. Wake up.

[@paulseale8409]

He refuses to say. Right now he says he wants to be a dictator. After dictator it is up to him. He wants the people to declare him dictator. I refuse!!!!!!!

[@hadara69]

"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." ~Hannah Arendt

[@fliegeroh]

Tell me Marxists, what is a woman? Now who no longer knows the distinction between fact and fiction? It's YOU.

[@elizabethdevries8028]

I deeply loathe Trump, every single person and process that allowed him to run for president and remain out of prison to this very day.

[@davidmango8270]

Trump 2024

[@ShaneLawrence-x5r]

take a look again. It just got worse

[@etienneleroi9515]

I feel exactly the same

[@MattNolanCustom]

loathing isn't the way forwards - certainly not with respect to Trump voters. Y'all need to talk and start understanding each other better rather than putting up absolutism barriers. You'll never find the actual solution to the problems otherwise, and so there will always be fake solutions, like Trump, jumping on the bandwagon

[@ShaneLawrence-x5r]

@@MattNolanCustom I'm sorry, but if trump has literally tried to overthrow the election itself, and if his supporters do not care? Then there really isn't much discourse left is there

[@617michel]

Thank you for clearly defining the difference of authoritarianism and fascism.

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

Only democrats practiced authoritarianism and fascism during covid. Trump and republicans fought against it. Facts.

[@Puppetmastersfool]

I guess you have never read Orwell, at least not all of his work, nor have you looked in to the Italian word 𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒸𝒾𝑜, now smarty pants tell my what you know of Angelo Oliviero Olivetti

[@theTeflonDon1]

Fascism is a branch of socialism which are both authoritarian ideologies. Look at the communist/socialist states in this century. All are authoritarian dictator with leftist ideology. Fascism's logo was a bundle of sticks which is a reference to the collectivist mentality, furthermore mussolini was a devout Marxist socialist.

[@sunesunee879]

​@@Puppetmastersfool "🤓☝️"

[@hexry1139]

​@@Puppetmastersfool Hey, I'm Italian. I've studied fascism in school and I know of its horrors due to my family's history. Please don't try to justify this stuff.

[@alisonarmstrong8421]

Sophocles' Oedipus also said "I alone can fix it" (the plague at Thebes) without realizing that the city was suffering due to his own crimes!! Aristotle knew this about sociopaths in 5th century B.C. Athens. If only people were taught what is already known.

[@kevinjabalera5840]

It’s so weird how Midwestern rural conservatives think a New York billionaire represents them best, it’s exactly how peasant would think of their monarch.

[@michaelreardon303]

If you live in the US for the last 4 years and think Biden was the problem and Kamala’s going to be different then You answered your own question. Not having the choice between 2 evils is the only difference between capitalism & monarchy

[@CvnDqnrU]

Calling him a fascist is very dumb but your criticism is on point.

[@anderssoderlind6183]

As an outsider living in the EU and interested in our dark history, I became very concerned when Trump appeared, he uses everything the fascists of the 20th century did. All the rhetoric that Mussolini and Hitler used the propaganda that Goebbels fed the German people is very similar to what Trump and his aides use, Goebbels would have been very proud of. All the theatrics he uses in the media at all his rallies is exactly what Mossolini and Hitler used it gives chills that people follow him without question. But if you look at those who blindly followed Europe's fascists, those who follow Trump are exactly same people who consider themselves victims of authorities and now want to get some power themselves and we have already seen that what happened when Trump was in office for 4 years when riots broke out where was he negative while urging his followers to continue. I'm worry that history is repeating itself. But Trump doesn't seem to care, he will fire up on his supporters who believe they have every right to turn on violents at their alleged opponents.

[@cantinadudes]

Goebbels would cum if he saw modern phones and how everyone has one

[@waynehanley72]

Back in the 90s, Ivana Trump, in a Vanity Fair interview, noted that the Donald kept a copy of Hitler's "My New Order" on his bedside table. The man doesn't read much (if at all), but it says a lot about him when he's a fan of Hitler's speeches! We knew about this more than 30 years ago ... and still a lot of people voted for him (and that's the frightening point!).

[@johngore7744]

Yeah he jerked off to it.

[@kaisermarxistdixie6842]

You know what's funny as I kid I remember Trump running for president for the Reform party in 2000 with the Reform party was mostly a Centre-left progressive party in which Pat Buchanan and David Duke tried to Co-op and I remember Trump calling both of them a "Racist and a Nazi" but I could be wrong I know Fascists like to call their political opponents Nazis and Racists like they are totally opposed to that.

[@michaelholopainen2822]

Given that Trumps father was a Nazi, and I not mean he was leaning right, but he was ana ACTUAL Nazi. Trumps father was a actual member of Hitler's Nazi party and went to see Hitler's speeches. After Nazi's defeat in Germany he fleed to America with his family. Trump is a son of a Nazi, and apple does not fall far.

[@DarkMark-cf1ec]

An even more scary fact is that historically democrats have sided with the KKK. Even now Biden has a friend that leads a KKK chapter, 1 position below a wizard + Him saying "If you don't vote for me you aint black" + kid sniffing + illegal drug parties

[@lillydiamondincolorado6828]

KNOW THY ENEMY doesn't mean you believe everything. Do you???

[@richbrooke3008]

This channel needs more views! Great quality.

[@soniyasinha3496]

His track record indicates his tendencies, and his track record against women is extremely concerning...

[@channelname5938]

Hell, many of the things he’s said make his track record against his daughter sound extremely disturbing.

[@thisgarbageiscoralgable.88]

....."When Kim Jong speaks, his people sit up at attention. I want...my people...to do the same." ~the supreme genius

[@zak3865]

Kim Jong un actually cares for his people despite what Radio free Asia tells you

[@chat4783]

​@@zak3865you have to be joking. The elite are well treated than the peasant. Than why are people fleeing from the glorious country.

[@zak3865]

@@chat4783 interesting that defectors get paid $300,000 from the SK government.....nothing nefarious there!

[@marcemrich335]

@zak You cant tell me that you really believe this. Ever met a north korean person? Probably not, because they cant even leave the country or communicate with the world

[@mycelium9629]

I have never heard him say this. Source?

[@yoredeerleader]

It’s important to point out that “strong man” is a term that means a leader who embodies great weakness. Strong is often seen as being violent and attacking with words weapons and war any descenders. A truly strong person is equipped to lead without threats and convince others of his ideas by strong well reasoned arguments. The weak leader must resort to violence because their weaknesses don’t allow them to be anything but a bully.

[@yaimavol]

The only violence that happened during the Trump years came from the left. $ 2 billion of property destroyed, 25 people dead, a federal court laid seige to for 100 nights in a row, an entire area of Seattle sealed off and declared it's own sovereign nation.... and then there is the everyday chaos and violence you find in any city controlled by Democrats. it's clear who the supporters of violence are

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

“All cruelty springs from weakness” Seneca

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

The most violence in America was over BLM- all by the left.

[@Shoxic666]

Kind of like antifa, blm and your would-be assassin then?

[@JacobC479]

So sad and disappointed that so many people saw the same things we all saw over the past decade and still voted him into office. It’s just sad.

[@kosmokritikos9299]

Thank you Doctor Reich for this lesson on contemporary fascism in the United States. As was the case in Europe a century ago, too many U.S. citizens remain blissfully unaware of the slow, but relentless progress toward fascism being carried out by the far right.

[@katrinapaton5283]

Which is hilarious when you stop and think that Facism was, according to Mussolini (you know, the guy who used to be the editor of Italys communist news paper) communism on a national level, as opposed to Marxism which was communism on an international level. Ignorance is bliss I guess.

[@morgen_t]

Your countries in shambles. The streets of your democrat run cities are hell holes. Your dollar is crumbling. You’re funneling money on a foreign war that will hopefully result in exposure of the biden administrations lies in ukraine. You got other problems so stop glorifying millionaires like this putz, he’s fueling a social war to distract you from the real problems, people like you will sadly never learn, you’ll just consume more media and nod your head to old rich white men like Robert

[@kaisermarxistdixie6842]

​@@katrinapaton5283the Fascists of Spain actually called themselves "National syndicalists" syndicalism being a form of Socialism. Fascism is basically a form of Bourgeois Socialism with nationalist sentiment mixed in with it.

[@scottpandich3972]

This isn't a lesson; it's propaganda.

[@donnalechak6980]

The reason Biden have open the wall is to give those people to vote for Dems. He will find a way. To make that happen. The illegals expect to have everything handed to them.

[@Theaksten]

In 6 minutes, I learned what no teacher or professor could teach in 20 years. Sad.

[@Thomas-fb3bp]

Robert Reich is a professor

[@jamesheuer5139]

That’s no excuse, Theaksten! Education doesn’t end at high school! Education is a life long pursuit!

[@nvrndingsmmr]

In high school, I was lucky enough to have a history teacher who did not beat around the bush and took this topic very seriously. Watching this video reminded me a lot of my teacher, actually. I'll forever be grateful for his hard work and passion for teaching!

[@UdnesSimen]

America..

[@MP-lv5vk]

You know that teachers cannot appear to be biased, right? Depending on your jurisdiction, saying anything against Trump might appear biased to a sensitive group of administrators.

[@jeannedouglas9912]

This very simple tutorial on fascism should be accessible to everyone. Even if they don't care.

[@pep590]

Biden is anti-black racist and has received 30 million dollars from China, Russia and Ukraine for bribes and influence. get a clue!

[@JJwest118]

🐑

[@MalteseKat]

And that's just it they don't care. They know he didn't win the election

[@faiththrower7951]

Agreed.

[@KaiserBlade]

Here it is. Fascists have their political opponents arrested and indicted on false charges. Like Biden is doing. They cheat elections too. Joe Biden " I don't need your votes to win". Can't wait until he's subpoenaed to explain that remark.

[@ytuser_3122]

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes he is, and now America will burn and suffer for the next 4 years and it is your fault for voting for him after forgetting his horrible actions in his first term like the pandemic and January 6th.

[@TBoz_bowling]

No he will never leave

[@fayegregg8199]

"When people tell you who they are, believe them the first time"

[@carolinematusevich889]

This is a great resource for simple minded people who require deprogramming by family and friends. Thanks, Robert.

[@brucegray5139]

Also, f#ck leftist authoritarianism.

[@unpredictableaxolotl3762]

if that's how you talk to those folks you intend to 'deprogram', you're not going to get very far. just sayin'.

[@trevordoolan5011]

If only it was that easy... Maybe there's a chance you can help some few, but I fear most who fall down that spaghettified Rabbit hole have gone so deeply invested their Wormbrain Mind Virus has eroded logical thoughts, and they won't take the Vaccine and they won't wake-up ! .

[@chompythebeast]

A white supremacist settler-colonial empire has deprogramming to achieve across far more of its population than merely Republicans. Denazification was something the Americans refused to do even after VE Day, after all

[@My-Pal-Hal]

​@@unpredictableaxolotl3762 Ya gotta start somewhere. Unless you have some better suggestions,.. instead of just crying about others suggestions just like Repugnantcants Do.

[@LucasAlmeida-dz5xh]

The similarities between trump and hitler are….. disturbing

[@donnapodhurst6552]

His 1st wife told in great detail who he as, He practiced every night to be the 2nd coming of his idol. She wrote a book, He made her 'walk back' what she said, then confiscated every copy he could find and destroyed them. Some people have copies of it, the point though is WHAT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVE. and to his word-- NO ONE WOULD CARE- exactly. We could ask her if she had not moved to a swamp way out in Jersey. He told us, warned us. he has promised many will follow in her footsteps, it was no accidental fall down the stairs, the convenient coroner, the announcement, the arrangements--all on him-- such baloney. decide for yourselves. you know what happens when you do the hokey pokey

[@terry883330]

They aren't even remotely close.What's wrong with you people?

[@jonfoxtrot5135]

Don't be disturbed.

[@waldemarsikorski4759]

He is Agolf Twittler.

[@robertforsberg976]

Like the similarities of Bejing Briben Biden and Chairman XI

[@Lordidude]

Why not contrast Trump's behavior with real dictators? There are thousands of different lists of 3/5/10 things that define a fascist that trump can fill. I want to see it displayed via the past, not via a random list.

[@paulamears4769]

My brother and I saw this right from the beginning. We are both studies of WWII and saw the writing on the wall. Robert Reich just cemented what we already understood.

[@loricusenza4887]

Right after 45 was elected, I spoke out of turn at church saying he was a fascist. I got a lot of dirty looks because I “was not being respectful of the leader of the country”. But I was not wrong either. Now I’m just more convinced than ever. Respect does not preclude truth.

[@kaisermarxistdixie6842]

Then you need to study WWII more because Trump can't just be Appointed president like Hitler or Mussolini was and also Trump during his presidency had the ability to declare emergencies to give himself more power especially when the Republicans controlled Congress and Senate for 2 years, also I don't know why Trump hates the Jews so much he Allowed his daughter to Marry a Jew and Convert to Judaism and put a Mariah on the white house I bet Hitler is just Proud of him

[@ironman7630]

Been saying this for years now. Glad others are finally speaking out. Thanks Robert.

[@judithwake2757]

I too have been calling Trump a fascist and a megalomaniac since I saw him descending that escalator at his first election rally running for POTUS. When I saw Trump blaming demonstrators as being anti fascists it was apropos. I wear a black hoody with PRIDE though I've never engaged in any kind of illegal activity, I am thoroughly anti fascist.

[@chompythebeast]

@@judithwake2757 In what way do you express antifascism if you don't engage in anti-authoritarian direct action? Theory without action is even more impotent than action without theory, and electorialism cannot express antifascism in a country that offers you Joe Biden as your sole alternative after quashing any and all genuine progressives. Take up the raised fist, my classmate!

[@jamesholden6142]

only others on the Socialist Left.

[@ricardolorrio8228]

funny.. I knew that from day one.. and told an American friend he was Fascist .. she didn't understand what I was talking about.... I had to explain fascism to her....

[@NotBettyWyte]

​@@chompythebeastchompy, I 100000% agree. We trade our tomorrow to corporations through picking the lesser of two evils and pretending like it's not going to cause problems down the line. It feels like the difference between duelism and dialectical reasoning. Someone caught in duelism will say " You don't like Trump!? Oh, you must be a Biden supporter!?? " " You don't like Biden!? You must be a trump supporter !? " It's inherently stupid, the thought process of the ignorant that is.

[@maurvir3197]

I've been calling him a fascist for years and been called out for being dramatic. I would like to say that I appreciate such a calm, well-thought out video that explains what I've been trying to say (apparently poorly) for so long.

[@maurvir3197]

@@shawnstephens1251Trust me, I don't want to believe it. Unfortunately for all of us, it's still true. Whether or not you believe in the pied piper or not makes little difference when you finally get to the sea.

[@maurvir3197]

@@shawnstephens1251 And there it is. The fascist philosophy. For everyone else, there is a right, and there is a wrong, and for the most part, we used to know the difference. I stand where I always have, on the principles this country was founded on. A republic based on democratic representation, where we valued rights and freedom for all - not just freedom for the strongest. If you prefer a fascist, authoritarian government, I believe you can still fly to Moscow via Syria. Maybe when Trump flies the coop, you can meet him there.

[@panzer00]

Confirmation bias.

[@lifeaftercave]

@@shawnstephens1251​​⁠spoken like a true fascist. Misoginy and all. Trump and his followers are fascists and on the wrong side of history.

[@lifeaftercave]

@@panzer00you have no valid argument. The facts in this video are clear. Trump and his followers are fascists.

[@DeadMedia-vf4je]

I love seeing people say “No Fake Vote Trump” without trying to actually disprove his points

[@tiffc105]

I was raised in a Christian household by conservative parents (I was homeschooled, attended church twice a week, etc). I remember watching my parents fall for Trump early on in his bid for the presidency. But I knew in my gut that he was not a good man, and I didn't understand how Christians could rationalize voting for someone like him. I have voted in 3 presidential elections. 2 of them I voted for Republicans. Now, after Trump, I am a registered Democrat. I don't know if I will ever vote for another Republican president ever again.

[@willmont8258]

If you vote for a Democrat, that only means you were never a Republican to begin with. Even Trump with his big mouth is better than most Dems today who are moving the party to be socialist/Marxist/communist. There aren't many moderate Democrats left.

[@ditzygypsy]

As a Christian outside of the US, I find it astounding that any Christian would see Christ’s teachings and commandments on love, being charitable, tolerant, and giving mercy and grace in any Conservative Party. They are all about blaming the victim, putting ME and MY and the individual first and telling people who are suffering to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, which is such a fallacy for the poor and indigent. Even MLK said, “It is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps”. The American evangelicals are a very strange and mostly disconcerting group who claim to follow Christ but seem to only have disdain for what He commanded.

[@willmont8258]

@@ditzygypsy Totally false. You just want endless handouts to people who refuse to take any responsibility for their own lives. Conservative Christians do more privately for the poor than anyone on the left, because they help people themselves, where people on the left want the government to just give everyone everything for nothing in return, which isn't moral.

[@bemindful924]

As an agnost I saw this development coming years ago. In general I dont have problems with religion, but I see a certain group of people who are drawn to (religious) direction, succumb more easily to a voice of their reasoning that holds power. This empowerment galvanizes to a point where self righteousness becomes a zealous endeavour. Their mindset then states: you're either with us or against us. The MAGA base vs the rest where moderate Republicans are called RINO's. Trumpism is a cult under a false flag of Christianity. I also feel that a lot of people had to suppress their *extreme* polical incorrectness for a long time and now feel vindicated in voicing them out loud. If they could seperate from the United States and live again as a Confederate, they probably would.

[@katyungodly]

I was raised Christian and I left the church when I learned how hateful and vile 90% of them are to outsiders. If you aren't also a Christian, they treat you like a different thing entirely.

[@dk4598]

I just requested Sinclair Lewis book “It Can’t Happen Here” from the library which was written during the Great Depression. It’s about the fragility of democracy and the rise of fascism in America. Sounds very familiar to what is happening now.

[@averiWonBTW]

Thats democracy's falt for being fragile

[@dk4598]

@@averiWonBTW That's true. Democracy is fagile. The more so it should be protected.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

@@averiWonBTW Democracy is always fragile,we just been complacent last few decades and took it for granted.

[@cdean2789]

On February 20, 1939, a Nazi rally took place at Madison Square Garden, organized by the German American Bund. More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz Julius Kuhn was a featured speaker. The Bund billed the event, which took place two days before George Washington's Birthday, as a pro-"Americanism" rally; the stage at the event featured a huge Washington portrait with swastikas on each side.

[@LuzdoSol00]

Thank you for the recommendation!

[@williewhite1161]

It is amazing how history tends to keep trying to repeat itself.

[@SteRo]

Yeah, times change but human nature doesn't change.

[@theodoresweger4948]

Last time it was Hitler and it seems we have forgotten

[@EricForney-uz4iz]

"History doesn't always repeat itself but it often rhymes" Mark Twain

[@mrcuttime22]

And Steve Bannon advised Thump to REPEAT history and the American Nazi movement. Of course, he bought into it, and Bannon is still free to extoll it. It's time to BREAK the wheel!

[@sjd5750]

Bad history repeats itself when people fail to learn from, or even know history..It's called apathy.

[@RESTOREDAESTHETIC2]

Here's a little funfact to point out. At the time of the rise of The Nazis, Germany actually had its own flag it was the Prussian style flag! But overtime more and more people started adopting the flag with swastika before it became the German flag. Now I ask how often do we see an American flag being waved anymore? If you have how often have you seen it without the accompanying of a MAGA flag? I keep seeing Trump flag waved more in the country than the actual countries flag. Just like people were called unpatriotic of the father land for not supporting the swastika it has now become unpatriotic to not support Trump.

[@guitarmemoir]

Absolutely. He is expanding the Benito Mussolini handbook and re-releasing it as "Fascism for Dummies". I think we all know who the dummies are.

[@beani24329]

Mussolini was smart. Trump isn’t

[@klop4228]

@@CaFe73100 I mean, "Fascism" nowadays does refer to something other than what Gentile and Mussolini defined in their manifesto. It's more of a descriptive word for what several fascist regimes after them were like.

[@guitarmemoir]

@@CaFe73100 Trump is definitely a populist as are most/all fascists. If you want to split hairs I think we may agree Trump may not be quite there there yet, but he is definitely a wannabe. If his coup had succeeded...

[@klop4228]

@@CaFe73100 I'm in Europe, and populism is something a little different, something that does also describe Trump, but isn't fascism. Like, I'd never call Boris Johnson a fascist, he's just a straight-up populist. But fascism the way Hitler did it was also very populist.

[@charlesrupp3976]

@@klop4228problem with populism is that the overwhelming majority of people who claim to be populists have extremely authoritarian worldviews. More often than not throughout history it has been turned into straight up fascism. Populism is a risky business.

[@plumbbobconstructionpants5599]

You forgot one. Fascists combine the corporate and state powers and run the country for the benefit of the corporate class. Remember, Mussolini said "Fascism should more accurately be called corporatism because it is the combination of state and corporate power". It's really important to.never lose sight of this aspect because it's not too hard to avoid being noticed by the government, but your boss is going to have an easy time keeping track of, and therefore controlling, you every day.

[@spiritualhumanist]

He was using term fascism wrongly to describe the Germany’s nazism. And more important, Hitler was just a representation of similar people,not the magician who tricked milions of people. Same with Trump. There will be no Trumpe without milions of small trumps voting for him.

[@haps2019]

Corporation in the fascist sense (which it copied from Catholic teaching) means corporations of professions - workers and bosses united in the same state-led units, e.g. Corporations. It has nothing to do with Big Business.

[@robertlucas2016]

Corporations = Big Business

[@scottwrite633]

Good point about corporations, and fox!

[@boltstrike2787]

@@haps2019 You're kidding yourself if you think that has nothing to do with big business. If it's a society led by a strongman for the sake of consolidating society into a rigid, race and gender based hierarchy, then of course they're going to support said hierarchy in the sphere of economics too. Fascism in the economy translates into a rigid hierarchy with your boss having absolute authority and making decisions for himself at the expense of his workers. So yes, fascists will want to wield power in the same way as the corporate class and their interests align to the point where wealthy corporations will likely support fascism.

[@speedingpullet7400]

I've been calling Trump a fascist for a while now. Glad to see I'm not I'm not out over my skis on that! Thank you once again Prof Reich 💛

[@ronaldreagan-ik6hz]

Of course. As soon as you throw someone in a bucket you hate - then you can stop all critical thinking. How pathetic