Post by thestateisalie on Mar 25, 2016 3:12:50 GMT
This a paper on Donald Trump I wrote for school. Enjoy
Trump and his New Breed of American Fascism
Fascism, by definition, refers to a nationalistic authoritarian right-wing government. Fascists are people who support this type of governing body. Now fascism has several distinct parts. Let us break them down in order to bring a further understanding of the subject.
Nationalism refers to the idea of national pride. Basically, it means that you think your country is the best, your culture is the best, and everyone else is dumb. This, obviously, can lead to racism and other horrible human atrocities; *cough cough* Hitler *cough*.
The authoritarian part of fascism comes from the absolute control of the State over its citizens. They control how they dress, what they do, and how they do it. That kind of absolute power can easily corrupt people, leading to sneaky underhanded tactics to retain such power. They even use such tactics to gain such power in the first place.
Finally, that right-wing part refers to, well, the right. Just think the Republican party and you're good. Though, to be honest, the free market that Republicans push isn't directly linked to fascism. Several fascists actually follow Marxian economics, like Stalin for example. Though some of the most influential fascists were very pro-business, like Pinochet, the American installed dictator of Chile.
So what does this all mean? I mean, rambling about fascism for several paragraphs has to have a point. Well, just think for second, who in the news recently fits nearly all of the traits I’ve said above? I’ll give you a second. If you thought Donald Drumpf (who I’ll refer to as Drumpf, not Trump), you would be correct.
Now, Drumpf is a notorious liar and constantly twists the truth to fit his own ideals. In fact, when Politifact, a respected political website dealing in the facts of politics, rated their Biggest Lie of 2015 went to Drupmf. Not just one thing he said. Everything he said. For example, when the topic of treating Muslims came up in a debate, he stated that there were HUNDREDS of Muslims cheering on 9/11 in New Jersey. There was a video of this however, where there was a total number of about 8-10 Muslims were cheering instead. A gross exaggeration indeed. Also, when asked about the GDP of America, he stated that this was the first time our GDP dropped below zero. In the magical world of reality, however, the GDP has dropped below zero SEVERAL times since 1942. Though when it comes to lying, you can’t deny that when asked about David Duke, ex-Grand Wizard of the KKK, and his rallying of his followers to support Drumpf, Drumpf said he needed to do “more research about him” before saying anything, even though he stated that Duke was a “bigot and a racist” in an interview for the Today Show in the year 2000. That was a good one.
Now why would Drumpf lie so much? Well, to be frank, the truth doesn’t matter to Drumpf. He says what he says in order to convince people to vote for him. His tactics to politics are akin to shotgun, He shoots wildly and hopes one of his many altering rhetorics hits an uninformed voter. With this tactic, he tries to garner as much support as possible in order to reach power. He is a realpolitik. And history’s most famous realpolitiks include the ranks of fascists like Hitler and Mussolini. This is also why he is so racist to Mexicans and Muslims. You see, it is very likely that Drumpf isn’t actually racist. He only says these things to garner support from bigots like David Duke. And my god, is it working.
This isn’t the only fascist tactic under his belt, however. He also attacks major opponents. The big one being Jeb “Please Clap” Bush. According to a chart on the FiveThirtyEight, a political blog, Drumpf attacked Bush more than any other candidate at the second Republican debate. This starts to make sense why he would do this when you realize that Bush also has more money behind him than any of the other candidates on both the Republicans and the Democrats. And money buys elections. So by attacking and discrediting the most likely candidate in his own party, he would have an exponentially better chance of securing this election. Looking at recent polls in this Primary, that tactic is definitely working. Bush dropped out of the race, and Drumpf is taking state after state after state. It's almost like watching the backdoor game of political chess unfolding right before your eyes.
With support like that, sneaky underhanded tactics along those lines, and so many relations to the ideology of fascism, the prospect of Drumpf’s nomination gets scarier and scarier. If you still don’t believe me, take it from a libertarian and ex-Republican candidate Rand Paul. Now, libertarians are very pro-business and pro-privatization, so an entrepreneur like Drumpf would be right up his alley, right? Not according to Paul himself, who stated that he would spend his “every waking hour trying to stop Trump(Drumpf).” But that doesn’t make sense. Why would he be so opposed to Drumpf? Well, libertarians are also anti-authoritarian and anti-fascist. Paul sees Drumpf as he is, a fascist that under the guise of “Making America Great Again” is really just on the hunt for power.
So, with all this evidence in mind, it should be pretty obvious that a vote for Trump or Drumpf or whatever you call him, is a vote for American fascism.
Trump and his New Breed of American Fascism
Fascism, by definition, refers to a nationalistic authoritarian right-wing government. Fascists are people who support this type of governing body. Now fascism has several distinct parts. Let us break them down in order to bring a further understanding of the subject.
Nationalism refers to the idea of national pride. Basically, it means that you think your country is the best, your culture is the best, and everyone else is dumb. This, obviously, can lead to racism and other horrible human atrocities; *cough cough* Hitler *cough*.
The authoritarian part of fascism comes from the absolute control of the State over its citizens. They control how they dress, what they do, and how they do it. That kind of absolute power can easily corrupt people, leading to sneaky underhanded tactics to retain such power. They even use such tactics to gain such power in the first place.
Finally, that right-wing part refers to, well, the right. Just think the Republican party and you're good. Though, to be honest, the free market that Republicans push isn't directly linked to fascism. Several fascists actually follow Marxian economics, like Stalin for example. Though some of the most influential fascists were very pro-business, like Pinochet, the American installed dictator of Chile.
So what does this all mean? I mean, rambling about fascism for several paragraphs has to have a point. Well, just think for second, who in the news recently fits nearly all of the traits I’ve said above? I’ll give you a second. If you thought Donald Drumpf (who I’ll refer to as Drumpf, not Trump), you would be correct.
Now, Drumpf is a notorious liar and constantly twists the truth to fit his own ideals. In fact, when Politifact, a respected political website dealing in the facts of politics, rated their Biggest Lie of 2015 went to Drupmf. Not just one thing he said. Everything he said. For example, when the topic of treating Muslims came up in a debate, he stated that there were HUNDREDS of Muslims cheering on 9/11 in New Jersey. There was a video of this however, where there was a total number of about 8-10 Muslims were cheering instead. A gross exaggeration indeed. Also, when asked about the GDP of America, he stated that this was the first time our GDP dropped below zero. In the magical world of reality, however, the GDP has dropped below zero SEVERAL times since 1942. Though when it comes to lying, you can’t deny that when asked about David Duke, ex-Grand Wizard of the KKK, and his rallying of his followers to support Drumpf, Drumpf said he needed to do “more research about him” before saying anything, even though he stated that Duke was a “bigot and a racist” in an interview for the Today Show in the year 2000. That was a good one.
Now why would Drumpf lie so much? Well, to be frank, the truth doesn’t matter to Drumpf. He says what he says in order to convince people to vote for him. His tactics to politics are akin to shotgun, He shoots wildly and hopes one of his many altering rhetorics hits an uninformed voter. With this tactic, he tries to garner as much support as possible in order to reach power. He is a realpolitik. And history’s most famous realpolitiks include the ranks of fascists like Hitler and Mussolini. This is also why he is so racist to Mexicans and Muslims. You see, it is very likely that Drumpf isn’t actually racist. He only says these things to garner support from bigots like David Duke. And my god, is it working.
This isn’t the only fascist tactic under his belt, however. He also attacks major opponents. The big one being Jeb “Please Clap” Bush. According to a chart on the FiveThirtyEight, a political blog, Drumpf attacked Bush more than any other candidate at the second Republican debate. This starts to make sense why he would do this when you realize that Bush also has more money behind him than any of the other candidates on both the Republicans and the Democrats. And money buys elections. So by attacking and discrediting the most likely candidate in his own party, he would have an exponentially better chance of securing this election. Looking at recent polls in this Primary, that tactic is definitely working. Bush dropped out of the race, and Drumpf is taking state after state after state. It's almost like watching the backdoor game of political chess unfolding right before your eyes.
With support like that, sneaky underhanded tactics along those lines, and so many relations to the ideology of fascism, the prospect of Drumpf’s nomination gets scarier and scarier. If you still don’t believe me, take it from a libertarian and ex-Republican candidate Rand Paul. Now, libertarians are very pro-business and pro-privatization, so an entrepreneur like Drumpf would be right up his alley, right? Not according to Paul himself, who stated that he would spend his “every waking hour trying to stop Trump(Drumpf).” But that doesn’t make sense. Why would he be so opposed to Drumpf? Well, libertarians are also anti-authoritarian and anti-fascist. Paul sees Drumpf as he is, a fascist that under the guise of “Making America Great Again” is really just on the hunt for power.
So, with all this evidence in mind, it should be pretty obvious that a vote for Trump or Drumpf or whatever you call him, is a vote for American fascism.
