> We blatantly have all of those things from the current administration.
> fervent nationalism
I grant you, Trump supporters are heavily nationalist. Supporters of Winston Churchill in the UK were also fervently nationalist, when the UK was protecting Europe against actual fascists.
You cannot extrapolate fascism from nationalism.
> authoritarian leadership
An authoritarian regime grows the size of the state to cement its power. Trump is more of a libertarian, demonstrably reducing the scale and power of the state apparatus (DOGE)
> the suppression of opposition
Biden, and Biden-aligned judges weaponised the law against Trump, with spurious cases and fines. They tried to pin anything they could on Trump, in an attempt to prevent him becoming president.
Trump has not done anything similar against Harris, Clinton or Biden.
> the use of violence to achieve national rejuvenation
Nope.
Compare what happened in Democrat cities in the wake of George Floyd's death vs what's happening in Republican areas after Charlie Kirk's assasination. There was riots and looting, and Antifa intimidation of political opponents for Floyd. There are peaceful, respectful vigils for Kirk.
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> Fascism doesn’t start with concentration camps and gas chambers, it builds up to them.
Trying to extrapolate a "fascist" future version of the current Trump regime is an example of the "Slippery Slope" logical fallacy.
> An authoritarian regime grows the size of the state to cement its power
| The OBBBA adds $170 billion for immigration enforcement agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) [1]
> Biden, and Biden-aligned judges weaponised the law against Trump, with spurious cases and fines
Trump has weaponized the DOJ [2]
Trump was convicted of felonies and other crimes; They were not spurious. He claims that he was targeted and a victim but he is also a well-known scam artist. "Accusation in a mirror" [3] fits much of his rhetoric.
> Trump has not done anything similar against Harris, Clinton or Biden
> Compare what happened in Democrat cities in the wake of George Floyd's death vs what's happening in Republican areas after Charlie Kirk's assasination
It's telling that you say "death" vs "assassination" in the two cases; George Floyd was murdered. The "riots and looting" you speak of are contested as being a separate act unrelated to the original message through peaceful protest. Maybe choose a better example... and maybe one that isn't as recently charged ... and one that isn't being widely compared to Horst Wessel.
> Trying to extrapolate a "fascist" future version of the current Trump regime ...
I'm not; It's already fascist right here, right now.
I grant you, Trump supporters are heavily nationalist. Supporters of Winston Churchill in the UK were also fervently nationalist, when the UK was protecting Europe against actual fascists.
You cannot extrapolate fascism from nationalism.
> authoritarian leadership
An authoritarian regime grows the size of the state to cement its power. Trump is more of a libertarian, demonstrably reducing the scale and power of the state apparatus (DOGE)
> the suppression of opposition
Biden, and Biden-aligned judges weaponised the law against Trump, with spurious cases and fines. They tried to pin anything they could on Trump, in an attempt to prevent him becoming president.
Trump has not done anything similar against Harris, Clinton or Biden.
> the use of violence to achieve national rejuvenation
Nope.
Compare what happened in Democrat cities in the wake of George Floyd's death vs what's happening in Republican areas after Charlie Kirk's assasination. There was riots and looting, and Antifa intimidation of political opponents for Floyd. There are peaceful, respectful vigils for Kirk.
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> Fascism doesn’t start with concentration camps and gas chambers, it builds up to them.
Trying to extrapolate a "fascist" future version of the current Trump regime is an example of the "Slippery Slope" logical fallacy.