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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Is this true though?
Fascism (from Britannica); "a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government"
I don't think it's accurate to say the United States during Trump's presidency was 'pseudo-fascist', but you could arguably say instead that he wants it this way, and those are two different things. He was not a dictator, the other branches and components of the government still existed and operated. He lost the election and still got voted out, despite his attempted coup.
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Most definitions of Fascism include ethno-centric policies, authoritarianism and private enterprise.
I mean, of course, you're right that the US wasn't fascist during Trump's tenure but that's because he is an incompetent boob surrounded by Yes-men and grifters, that ran out of time. Hence, pseudo.
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Secondly, doesn't every country basically operate for the best interests of its' citizens all the time, and therefore inherently constantly in a state of expansion of power and wealth at all time? Look at all imperialist societies throughout history, look at Russia today (why are they invading Ukraine?), look at Canada with protectionist policies on various industries, etc. There are many examples. So wealth and power are the goal for every country and in most cases this applies "no matter the consequences" because that is what history seems to suggest based on what I understand about various empires over time.
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When you talk about 'best-interests' whose specifically are you referring to? For Trump, Bush, Reagan, Nixon and many current Republicans, they are concerned with the best interests of the wealthy, mostly white, mostly male members of society. Or people just like them. If you believe in trickle-down economics then I guess this counts as serving the countries best interests, but otherwise it's Plutocracy. The goal for most modern, democratic nations is the well-being of their citizens, which isn't necessarily the same as wealth and power.