Quote Originally Posted by Kagemusha View Post
Yes. I am familiar with the jargon, but focusing in internal affairs does not make Trump a flower of democracy, now does it? I could post some of his jargon concerning women, minorities, media, torture etc. But i prefer not to post such language in this forum. There is a short path from populism to fascism and fascism is not restricted to Russia.Never has, never will.
Virtually all of our political history mitigates against a shift into fascism. We have had our darker and harsher periods as a Republic, that cannot be denied, but our citizenry is too entrenched in their own liberties and too well armed to beget a dictatorship. Worst case with us is an aggressive single issue POTUS -- like Polk -- and those folks tend to last only one term. Are we trending a bit that direction at the moment? Perhaps, but the pendulum will swing back.