Author Masha Gessen on the line between Trump’s performance and actual authoritarianism: “Does he know that that is fascism? Does he care? It doesn’t matter. That is his idea of power.” Aired on 6/4/2020.
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‘Performing Facism’: Masha Gessen On Trump’s Dictatorial Turn | All In | MSNBC
Bunker boy has the main requirement for being a fascist. He’s a coward.
Well said.
Fascists weren’t cowards. Many of them were former soldiers who fought in the first world war and experienced things that would make you cry. Now, that being said, Trump himself is a coward. Absolutely.
Bunker boy will surely need a BUNKER wherever he is going to live! Americans wont forget his threat to shoot protesters!
Bunker baby hehehehe and yes we shall never forget his nastiness
Maybe he will leave the country when he’s kicked out of the orange house!!!!! I hope he looks for some where else to go. People are not going to forget this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Debbie Curry – I can only hope his first stop will be The Hague, the Netherlands. To stand trial for crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court.
KKKlowns trying to be tough.
I think it was a comeback move to look tough and save face because it was leaked that the secret service had to scurry him to the bunker for his safety.
The KKK was a political group founded by Democrats wanting to suppress the Republican vote in the South. However when FDR came along the New Deal showed Democrats its easier to buy the vote. That’s when black southerners stopped being the Party of Lincoln. You never thought it odd that in predominantly black areas of the South they kept voting for the Democrats that kept the Jim Crow laws in place? The KKK was still a prominent Democrat group until the 1970s after Roe vs Wade. Then the rich and powerful Democrats funded abortion clinics in black neighborhoods. There are 37 million black people there have been 19 million black abortions total; 360K in 2011 alone. Democrats are more population control than party. And to this day around 90% of clinics are in or immediately accessible to black population centers in every state.
Can’t believe they voted this clown as President 😟
Dumb Yanks. They were too stupid plain and simple.
Only morons and imbeciles could vote for a moron.
@Jay Ess they are ignorant ,uninformed,brainwashed and manipulated.
I can’t believe there’s not a Squeaky Frome or John Hinckley in his story. Or, if he really wants a civil war, another John Wilkes Booth.
Jeremy Backup : First of all, get off the Russia crap ! Second, Hillary won the popular vote by 2.7mil. Her margin in California by itself was 4.2mil. So, she did not win over the other 49. A perfect example of why we have the electoral college.
Everybody needs to go register to vote. And then go Vote
And also find someone who did not vote the last time and get them ready and take them
Sadly, I didn’t vote 4 years ago but not on purpose. I didn’t think that I was registered even when I ASKED to be registered when I got my license back 2 months before the 2016 election & I told the lady WHY I wanted to be registered to vote!! She just look at me when I said I wanted to vote to keep that sonofabitch from winning.
Mike weirdo
Agree
Disgraceful behavior from a president who adores power and money, but cares not at all for the people he is supposed to be serving. Vote him out. That is America’s only hope.
hunter in your bunker don the con the people are coming for you,hide behind your fence, they will find you
Amen
he wants to be a dictator so bad… cant wait till he is just erased from history….
He can never be erased, but he will be judged by history
if he’s erased then no one will learn from this dark era
Trump is only able to abuse his power because the GOP supports him.
@SPZ Aruba Trump is directly trying to destroy the Constitution you are a very ignorant person ,
Yep!
@George Heroy the Constitution gives him his power you dolt.
@Walter Bo No we’re talking about Trump. Not the pay for play FBI/DOJ/FISA thing with the DNC, the threatening of Flynn’s son, illegal wire tapping of the Republican presidential candidate, and nobody cares about Hillary’s server(s) anymore.
Ron Allen yes but what does that mean?
I cannot believe that even after all this 39% of Americans support trump.
What I don’t get is some of these people are educated and intelligent-seeming on the surface. I mean, come on, I get that you have views diametrically opposed to the Dems, but Jesus F Christ find yourself a more worthy advocate than this orange garbage heap.
@Jay Ess Well said, cult!
@A. S. I’ve seen behavior that backs this up. The slightest criticism of Trump’s policies is taken as a personal attack. To have that much emotional investment in a politician? Odd.
Keep following that poll and get your butt plug ready 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Just goes to show that Racism is well and alive in the US of A..#whitesupremacist
This is Trump and Barr’s second if not third direct attempt to grab autocratic authority. They won’t stop. Trump is in a panic if he loses in the SCOTUS and the election he’s going to jail.
Then we have something to look forward to on November 3rd. ✌🇺🇸😈👍
When Biden wins, the VP and cabinet had better be ready to invoke the 25th amendment prior to Biden swearing in.
Trump will never go to jail no matter what, US is too corrupt for that to happen
Trump is acting like a guy who has already realized he will not be re- elected. So, he is giving way to his worst impulses, which unfortunately is his deplorable character. We are looking at a very dangerous few months until November.
@Just Human Exactly.
Yes indeed.
Until January
So true
A very dangerous next seven years, actually. But Trump is only able to abuse his power because too many of the PEOPLE support him. Trump has ALWAYS been a dictator. That should be quite obvious. Donald Trump is an anti-Christ, just as Adolph Hitler was an anti-Christ. Most people don’t know what an anti-Christ is, so let me explain: When the Bible speaks of “the devil” and “satan,” it is speaking of THE SELFISH HUMAN EGO. And anyone who allows the selfish ego to RULE them is an “antichrist.” As said in 1John, “there are many antichrists.” United States citizens have ignorantly chosen to elect an antichrist to the throne of leadership. And the biblical tribulations have begun. That’s the bad news. But if you want the wonderfully Good News that you haven’t heard yet – because men have corrupted the “Gospel” of Jesus Christ – you’ll find it just a “click” away, along with the answer to the coronavirus. A teacher and prophet of God has spoken……
Trump relates the power of the presidency in the allegiance of the military. This is pure fascism.
Trump is only able to abuse his power because too many of the PEOPLE support him. Trump has ALWAYS been a dictator. That should be quite obvious. Donald Trump is an anti-Christ, just as Adolph Hitler was an anti-Christ. Most people don’t know what an anti-Christ is, so let me explain: When the Bible speaks of “the devil” and “satan,” it is speaking of THE SELFISH HUMAN EGO. And anyone who allows the selfish ego to RULE them is an “antichrist.” As said in 1John, “there are many antichrists.” United States citizens have ignorantly chosen to elect an antichrist to the throne of leadership. And the biblical tribulations have begun. That’s the bad news. But if you want the wonderfully Good News that you haven’t heard yet – because men have corrupted the “Gospel” of Jesus Christ – you’ll find it just a “click” away, along with the answer to the coronavirus. A teacher and prophet of God has spoken……
and he’s never served in the military, eh?
It’s dictatorship.
@Agathac Cheb
dicklesstator, in his case.
Bone spurs is the greatest sleeper cell Putin has ever deployed
I do not believe that Trump has the intellectual ability to describe fascism. He is executing fascism as his mental illness dictates. Putin is giving him all the pointers and has been driving Trump’s bus for years. He just wants absolute power and love from this country. Two things that he cannot have. His ability to narrate and force others to do join his amoral campaign is truly frightening.
He looks uncomfortable holding that Bible like he doesn’t hold one very often
Jay Ess Apparently neither does his Christian followers, yet here we are.
@Jay Ess trump sit for an hour listen to somebody talk about something else other than himself. trump setting for an hour in mass and act like he knows what’s going on
Can you imagine all and how many court cases are gonna follow him he’ll be in the newsthe court cases that will quickly follow November primaries Can you imagine how many court cases are gonna be hot on his tail in November
…because he was holding it upside down.
He doesn’t know how to hold a book, period.
Trump wants to be Darth Vader so he can point his “Death Star” at anyone who disagrees with him. Hurry January get this f’r out of the White House
EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF FASCISM
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
2. Disdain for human rights
3. Identification of enemies as a unifying cause
4. Rampant sexism
5. Controlled mass media
6. Obsession with national security
7. Religion and government intertwined
8. Corporate power protected
9. Labor power suppressed
10. Disdain for intellectual and the arts
11. Obsession with crime and punishment
12. Rampant cronyism and corruption
REPUBLICAN SENATORS are the reason the CLOWN WAS NOT REMOVED FROM OFFICE !!
It’s so important that we never forget that betrayal.
liberalism is a mental disorder.
@Ron Allen You have no answer for trump’s incompetence! Speaking of a mental disorder, trump certainly is mentally ill………
Cowards. They compromised their integrity for a dictator.
@Agathac Cheb The only dictators are the liberal supremacist left who tries to destroy people who dont see it their way, thats authoritarianism.
We can not allow this unfit person to control this country. This man is scary.
This is not a joke. He will bring fascism to the US unless he is stopped.