General Discussion

"Trump is not a fascist because, unlike fascism, ‘Trumpism’ does not constitute a coherent ideology. In fact, there is a sense in which Trump is not really an ideological politician at all...Hungarian historian and philosopher Gyorgy Lukacs pointed out in the epilogue to his book ‘The Destruction of Reason’, published in 1953, it is simply impossible for fascist ideology to serve as a dominant ideology in Europe or America in the post-World War II era." - Graham Hryce

https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/donald-trump-is-the-furthest-thing-from-the-fascist-his-enemies-brand-him/#google_vignette

Sticking my neck out a bit. I know how popular name-calling is but 10-years of claiming "Trump is Hitler" has not led to good results. It fundamentally misunderstands where we are. It is like being 8 runs behind in a baseball game and screaming "We need to score a touchdown!"

Trump is a wealthy heir and real estate developer and a media personality who will say anything, take any position and switch sides without any self-reflection. He has a Bachelors in Economics. He has no ideology beyond decadence and old fashioned kleptocracy. He is a salesman who knows how to listen and then speak back to Americans using the words and phrases they commonly use as a way influence and manipulate them.

The sooner we deal with who Trump really is and do what really works the better. Comfortable "experts" can get it all wrong and then run off to Canada but most us don't have that luxury. As Sun Tzu famously advised: Know Your Enemy.