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Conservatism is Brain Damage (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think Trump has some of the fascist traits Eco points out, like xenophobia and appealing to a frustrated middle class. But he is thoroughly lacking in other fascist traits, like (1) the syncretic neo-pagan mysticism and (2) the idea that the state should always be at war, that the state should encourage all citizens to die a hero's death.

So I'd call him authoritarian, christian nationalist, and stupid. But not fascist.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

War, you mean like the war at the southern border?