“Since Donald Trump burst onto the national political scene in 2015, journalists and pundits have debated whether it is appropriate to compare him and the MAGA movement to the fascist movements of 20th-century Europe, and more specifically to the popular Nazism. in Germany throughout the 1920s,” Politico reports.
“Some of Trump’s critics, including the Biden campaign, argue that Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric and authoritarian actions justify the comparison. Meanwhile, Trump's defenders, and even some of his historically-minded critics, argue that these comparisons are ahistorical. “He’s not a real fascist.”
“But the ongoing ‘f-word debate’ seems to ignore one key dynamic. “Trump and his campaign continue to invite comparisons.”
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