Greg Abbott And The Far-Right Ideology Of Fascism

How State Power is used to suppress voices in Texas and the alarming rise of fascist practices under Governor Abbott.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/greg-abbott-and-the-far-right-ideology



Last week, Governor Greg Abbott sent state troopers to UT Austin to brutalize and mass arrest peacefully protesting students, violating their First Amendment rights. Since then, I have highlighted Abbott’s behavior as fascism. And it is fascism for several reasons.

One of the hallmark characteristics of fascism is the suppression of opposition or suppression of dissent through the use of force. Abbott sent DPS to UT Austin to brutalize and disrupt a protest because he disagreed with the ideology.

Fascism strips away freedoms, like freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Abbott intended to remove the protestors’ rights of speech and assembly.

Using DPS, which are state troopers, to inflict Abbott’s political goals on the students shows us how Abbott uses a state apparatus to suppress opposition.

The Governor’s decision to employ DPS shows that state power in Texas is concentrated on Abbott, and he feels empowered to use that power, regardless of any legal or ethical matters.