Fear of <em>Fascism</em>

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I’ve long resisted using the word fascism to describe Donald Trump and his Republican followers, but we have to overcome our reluctance to use strong language and admit that America is now beset by a dangerous antidemocratic movement masquerading as a party.

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A Pre-fascist Interlude

President Joe Biden has been getting a lot of static to the ideology of Donald Trump and his followers as “semi-fascism.” It isn’t surprising that right-wing pundits, such as the Fox News contributor , are at CNN and at are trying to warn Biden off from insulting millions of voters.