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If by "sharper focus" you I mean still more fascism, yes. We've gone from firings to firing squads.

Why would the fascist controlled congress remove the fascist from power?

Trump himself admitted the term was appropriate to Mamdani. I'm sure he won't remember, but it's on tape. Probably will claim it's AI.

knuckle dragging moron figures out glaringly obvious thing, news at eleven

Reluctance to use the term became perverse on January 6, when Trump tried to overthrow an election. Rauch's imprimatur is bizarrely late.

"Many other people have been describing him as a fascist, loudly and at length, for several years. But it's only today, when I've finally woken up to it, that this has become an accurate description"

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Absolutely wild to say historians can’t agree on a definition. ‘Oh it’s different in each country’ YES. THAT’S A CORE ELEMENT. Even Google wouldn’t told you that syncretism is a bedrock of fascism so of course it’s diff in each country. Go read some Paxton or Eco before you vomit this trash.

@theatlantic.com Recent events? It's been in play a lot longer than "recent" events (assuming you are implying this week or so). This is a disingenuous headline; media complacency at its' finest.

Trump is using Gestapo-style violent ICE chaos to condition us to it. It will continue. The ICE-fomented chaos in "blue" cities and areas will be his excuse to discredit the voting results and contest the election in the courts. bsky.app/profile/vinc...

You literally pay this guy? 🤣

If it takes him a decade to figure this out, perhaps Mr Rauch should pursue another line of work.

Please stop rewriting ideas you took from smarter people, whom you chided six months prior for having them, as your entire foundation. Thanks.

Here’s a gold fucking star.

Any leader can be a fascist Doesn’t mean the government they lead has been transitioned to a fascist government YET

It was obvious back in 2016.

Can't read the article without a subscription.

Um…DUH??

Tom Nichols will keep dying on this rhetorical hill. Conveniently and consistently missing the greater point.

If the WB and Discovery Inc allowed @cnn.com to report accurately on Trump’s fascist movement in 2022-2024, we would not be where we are today. CNN’s town hall was key in rehabilitating Trump post-insurrection @jaketapper.bsky.social @brianstelter.bsky.social @abbyphillips.bsky.social

“It’s the left’s fault that I didn’t call it what it was until too late because I’m a dunce who believes the trope that the left uses the term too loosely, except that they actually used it correctly” absolute clown take

better late than never

Trump will (soon) be history - negative things are quickly forgotten. The victims are tragic... and I sincerely feel for their loved ones 😢

A little late, guys.

Deep-thinking Atlantic to stop parsing the Trump admin? OMG, they stepped outside and looked at the sky.

It does reek of trying to sneak onto the right side of history after the tide has turned, doesn't it?

We just witnessed an extrajudicial execution. DHS IMMEDIATELY moved to hide evidence & rewrite the narrative. The shooter is not in custody. Call GOP Senators & Reps. Tell them they must choose now: Democracy or Fascism: (202) 224-3121 / 5calls.org #ImpeachNoem #ProsecuteMiller #ProsecuteBovino

January 6th, 2021, was clearly fascism. Just incompetent. What have you been smoking for the last five years at The Atlantic? Wise up. Admit complacency for 5+ years. Stop belittling those who were right. Make common cause with the good, decent Americans now putting their lives on the line.

(Dude has no understanding none so ever of what that ism is.. I stopped reading. no need to pollute my brain with ignorant people with zero knowledge and ethical compass)

eeerm... "opposing abortion" IS fascist ^-. Ur-fascist, if you prefer. Male domination, sexism, is *always* a part of fascism.. being the original "racism"..which excludes and wants to control and abuse basically over half of the world population ^-.. what more do you need ^-..

it was cristal clear he is, was, already in 2016! "reluctant reluctant".. yer, see what it does..

Glad you finally call it what it is. What took so long?

When deep-seated prejudice leads to support for a known pedophile and felon who harms others, including vulnerable children, it reflects a serious moral failure and signals a decline in American values and decency, threatening our society's foundation.

Wow, took you a while. Hey Atlantic: did you ever stop to consider that all the anti-"woke" ideals you shared with Trump these past years might've been wrong too? Did ya? You've got a long way to go and years of apologizing to do Atlantic.

Yes, but guys, look how pathetic a creature it took to grab a country like the United States. You mad yet? Not being mad about it has now become perverse.

A German politician would never dare to call trump a fascist! Danger of not being able to sell German cars to the US is too high. Entire Europe is kept hostage by their stupid car industry.

All the signs of fascism were visible six months ago

No shit, Sherlock

I knew it wouldn't be Nichols, because he won't even admit this much. Why do they need to see jack booted thugs in the street before they admit it?

That’s great news