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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
what is dangerous about Trump's wholesale adoption of the demonization of 'the other', the liberal elites, Black lives matter, Antifa and latino's and the like is the basic playbook for a fascist takeover, fascism needs an internal enemy to drive its self forward and persuade the less committed followers to ignore the loss of democracy, no one gives up their freedom unless they are convinced it is neccersary to 'protect' them from some internal threat
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A mature political outlook sees “othering” as a perennial part of every political system. It doesn’t magically just go away in a democracy.