Is @HeerJeet really still clinging to the claim that Americans are living under a "fascist" regime? http://coreyrobin.com/2017/05/07/trump-is-a-tyrant-the-devolution-of-an-argument/ …
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Trump fear-mongering aside, it's really not an all that inaccurate claim; I prefer to call ours a quasi-fascist, inverted-totalitarian state
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That's a condition that would've preexisted Trump. Jeet assigns the dawn of fascism in America solely to Trump's ascendance.
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Replying to @mtracey @ZaidJilani
Um, no. My consistent argument is that Trump is a product of long-standing decades old tendencies & trends in American politics.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @ZaidJilani
On what date did Americans become subjects of a fascist government?
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Replying to @mtracey @ZaidJilani
I think living under Jim Crow for black Americans was akin to fascism.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @ZaidJilani
Your initial tweet suggested Americans "embraced fascism" by electing Trump. Doesn't that mean fascism officially dawned on Jan. 20, 2017?
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Replying to @mtracey @ZaidJilani
Trump has authoritarian instincts and aspirations but can't fulfill them do to 1) incompetence 2) checks & balances 3) popular resistance.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @ZaidJilani
You haven't answered my questions: 1) Is America currently a fascist state? 2) If yes, on what date did that condition begin?
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It's not a fascist state but it has an authoritarian president with some fascistic people in powerful positions (Bannon, Gorka).
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Replying to @HeerJeet @ZaidJilani
Michael Tracey Retweeted Jeet Heer
"It's not a fascist state" -- great, question answered. Thanks. Kind of renders this tweet nonsensical, though:https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/861280389481889792 …
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and the Cunt War rages on
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