The crossover move by TFG is that he is singling out immigrants with such vileness that and threatening his enemies with jail, etc.... very Hitleresque, I might add! .Maybe we need to think of subsets of Demogogues...one being a Fascist Demagogue? In the end the title is unimportant...but his behavior and speech are pure authoritarian and despicable and have set the bar so low it is horrific to think so many people do not see through him and realize the con man/ snake oil salesman is working them over all for his own personal power. BTW if we didn't have an Electoral College this discuss would be true but not as important as I see no way he wins the national popular vote....but then we are not really a true Democracy where every person's vote counts.
This is great, and I agree: Maybe we need to think of subsets of demagogues. The best way to describe Trump is an authoritarian demagogue. The word demagogue is so essential because it was 100% the demagogue in Trump that got him into office. I have been speaking about this. Look again at Hamilton's Fed. No 1 and you will see that the demagogue gets into office and degenerates into an authoritarian or fascist. Therefore the word, with us since the 5th century BC, is vital if we want to prevent this from happening again. Makes greater sense now? Best,
You are right. I am not sure if you were pinged for this reply: This is great, and I agree: Maybe we need to think of subsets of demagogues. The best way to describe Trump is an authoritarian demagogue. The word demagogue is so essential because it was 100% the demagogue in Trump that got him into office. I have been speaking about this. Look again at Hamilton's Fed. No 1 and you will see that the demagogue gets into office and degenerates into an authoritarian or fascist. Therefore the word, with us since the 5th century BC, is vital if we want to prevent this from happening again. Makes greater sense now? Best,
The crossover move by TFG is that he is singling out immigrants with such vileness that and threatening his enemies with jail, etc.... very Hitleresque, I might add! .Maybe we need to think of subsets of Demogogues...one being a Fascist Demagogue? In the end the title is unimportant...but his behavior and speech are pure authoritarian and despicable and have set the bar so low it is horrific to think so many people do not see through him and realize the con man/ snake oil salesman is working them over all for his own personal power. BTW if we didn't have an Electoral College this discuss would be true but not as important as I see no way he wins the national popular vote....but then we are not really a true Democracy where every person's vote counts.
This is great, and I agree: Maybe we need to think of subsets of demagogues. The best way to describe Trump is an authoritarian demagogue. The word demagogue is so essential because it was 100% the demagogue in Trump that got him into office. I have been speaking about this. Look again at Hamilton's Fed. No 1 and you will see that the demagogue gets into office and degenerates into an authoritarian or fascist. Therefore the word, with us since the 5th century BC, is vital if we want to prevent this from happening again. Makes greater sense now? Best,
For more see great comments, see the Washington Post website comments section for my article, now at 2665 comments. Click on "Comments" at the bottom of the piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/29/trump-demagogue-fascist-definitions/
This is really good!
RRM
For more see great comments, see the Washington Post website comments section for my article, now at 2665 comments. Click on "Comments" at the bottom of the piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/29/trump-demagogue-fascist-definitions/
You are right. I am not sure if you were pinged for this reply: This is great, and I agree: Maybe we need to think of subsets of demagogues. The best way to describe Trump is an authoritarian demagogue. The word demagogue is so essential because it was 100% the demagogue in Trump that got him into office. I have been speaking about this. Look again at Hamilton's Fed. No 1 and you will see that the demagogue gets into office and degenerates into an authoritarian or fascist. Therefore the word, with us since the 5th century BC, is vital if we want to prevent this from happening again. Makes greater sense now? Best,
For more see great comments, see the Washington Post website comments section for my article, now at 2665 comments. Click on "Comments" at the bottom of the piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/29/trump-demagogue-fascist-definitions/