DOOM, or The Official 2016 US Election Thread

[craner]

I've been quoting Ledeen against Droid for over ten years now, it's an old, heart-warming dynamic.

 

[craner]

I love the Deep South. It's not full of rednecks. It has opera houses and modern art museums, incredible food and beautiful scenery. Lynyrd Skynyrd are an underrated band.

 

[droid]

I've been quoting Ledeen against Droid for over ten years now, it's an old, heart-warming dynamic.

No, hes not a Hitler or a Mussolini - and why would he be? Hes a Ur-fascist.

 

[droid]

Why arent you watching CNN, or Fox, or Alex Jones?

 

[craner]

He's an authoritarian chump, a fraud, a fool. Doesn't deserve the glorified hyperbole of fascism.

 

[craner]

I'm cheap, only have Freeview on my TV and don't currently own a computer.

 

[vimothy]

Trump isn't Hitler or even Mussolini

It's getting hard to keep up with all of the Nazis at the moment (Amber Rudd, the Daily Mail, Donald Trump).

 

[droid]

I see what you mean. He doesnt have the dignity and noble bearing of Benito or Adolf.

 

[Leo]

I love the Deep South. It's not full of rednecks. It has opera houses and modern art museums, incredible food and beautiful scenery. Lynyrd Skynyrd are an underrated band.

democrats will soon flip georgia blue (if clinton doesn't this year) with the demographic growth of atlanta and suburbs (similar to pennsylvania with philly and suburbs).

 

[droid]

Trump Advisor: "It will be a miracle if we win"

 

[craner]

I feel like Droid could've at least bothered reading the two articles before commenting, though. The thrust being: a strong man with mobs is not enough to define a Fascist. Ledeen's short essays are perfunctory but make important distinctions in their brevity.

 

[craner]

You can't import comparisons to European Fascism into American politics without looking like a fool. Populism, yes; Fascism...not so much.

 

[vimothy]

And Trump is not even a strongman (yet). He's just a demagogue.

 

[craner]

Exactly.

 

[droid]

Im not turning my adblocker off to read Leeden.

 

[craner]

And a LOSER!

 

[droid]

Trump ticks almost all of the boxes. The foolish thing is to assume that European fascism is the only variety.

 

[craner]

No, you're wrong on this one, Droid.

 

[droid]

And Trump is not even a strongman (yet). He's just a demagogue.

I feel it would be self-evident to point out that this was also true of the European fascists before they gained power.

 

[droid]

No, you're wrong on this one, Droid.