Monty can get a bit hyperbolic at times -- something we all succumb to here in the Backroom now and again. But he does better than some at supporting his arguments and explaining his points.

As to the intelligence, the degree to which it can be considered faulty is not knowable at the present time, at least based on the partial information available in the media. Most intelligence analyses are less than 100% correct as they are ALL estimations of intent etc. based on the data available.

Finally, some of the Trump supporters really are "fascists" as we commonly use the term today, and while Trump has decried them publicly, he has often been a bit slow and a bit less vehement in denouncing those white power idiots than he has been in denouncing his political opponents.


NOTE: Fascism is correctly labeled as an authoritarian political structure that emphasizes nationalism and in which the government guides and influences economic decisions while ownership and capital is retained on a private basis. Today, we use it as a pejorative for authoritarian attitudes, particularly those of a racist or hyper-nationalist stripe. USA Aryan Nation and White Power groups really are not fascists in the classic sense, just racist idiots scared to be evaluated on the content of their character because they know deep down they would then have to admit they don't rank as worth much of anything.

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