Dang... just realized I used accept instead of except. That hurts. Every time I post from my phone, I cringe when I get a chance to read it later.

Trump has done nothing fascist. He's a nationalist populist. Those types of leaders can certainly be dangerous, but, with the possible exception of one speech, he's done nothing to warrant being associated with fascism, or tyranny, or authoritarianism. He's not tried to create an ethno-state, he's not subject to corporate influence, he's not tried to create a single party state. In fact, it's his opposition to corporate/establishment control that has brought him the most harm. He's largely limited himself to the framework of the constitution and respected the role the governors play in state affairs.

The thing I think most of the moderate liberals fail to grasp is that Trump is not creating a base from thin air. People already feel this way about the establishment, and he is just tapping into that sentiment. Removing Trump without reigning in the "attack" on that base is going to do nothing but get them more agitated. The "Purge," as it was referred to in a different post, reinforces the idea that conservatives are increasingly having their voice silenced. That's being done through power moves, not in the sphere of public opinion.

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