1. In terms of whether Trump is a fascist, worth looking at theories of palingenetic ultranationalism:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palingenetic_ultranationalism …
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@HeerJeet Am not sure this follows. The market for Trump is in sociological decline, which may be a contrast to Goldwater/Reagan dynamicThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Yes, his name is Ted Cruz.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet We already experienced that in the Bush/Cheney era. Creating false narrative as pretext for war is pretty fascist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet But it's all still good for a larf, right?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Wrong. Historically, there have always been popular demagogues like Trump (e.g. huey long/joe mccarthy); they've nvr had succesors -
@JorgeBonilla94 Long was outside party politics and McCarthyism had a long life pre-and-post McCarthy (See "Many Are the Crimes") - Show replies
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@HeerJeet trump represents culmination of a particular nationalist moment, is not part of incipient cycleThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet yes, his lack of discipline has held him back actually, and he has attacked too many minoritiesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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