A couple of points: 1)Trump isn't a fascist but seems to believe he can use fascism if he finds it convenient. IMO, he represents a new version of the old radical individualist right-wing philosophy, one that opposes not only "government" in the half-serious way of "conservatives" from decades past, but also governance itself. That is, the ensemble of functions carried out by governments to further the "general welfare" etc. that have traditionally been considered more or less politically neutral--the Postal Service, NIH, the CDC, probably also NIST, etc. This of course is not a completely new theme, but it is new, IMO, with Trump, insofar as it represents the principal focus of a ruling ideology.
2) AFAIK there are two ways actual fascism can arise from Trumpism: - Trump succeeds in becoming ruler-by-decree. He will be laughably weak in this role. And this IMO will almost certainly result in his overthrow by some sort of coup, possibly a restore-the constitution coup, a plain old Bonapartist-style coup, or an actual fascist coup. - Biden is elected and fails to restore "normalcy" as promised. He serves one term and Harris is defeated by the likes of Tucker Carlson or some other actual fascist demagogue who will put forward a dictatorial program of regimented national renewal complete with uniformed kinder corps and all the trappings. I don't believe that fascism as such is necessarily the scariest thing in the room today--there's a whole range of rotten alternatives that seem likelier to me, all of which would lead to paralysis in the face of environmental disaster and accelerating social inequality. We could easily wind up in Hell without ever passing Hitler's reviewing stand or learning some asinine salute. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#830): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/830 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76388593/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES<br />#1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br />#2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br />#3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
