Trump is a fascist as are many of his followers. Pointing out hate speech and lies is all our more democratic media sources can do. Fox and right wing, often dark money sites, are more fascist today in their blind allegiance to Trump. AG Barr is the perfect fascist, long established democratic processes don't matter if the crime is from your side. I think enough Americans know this but there is a base of hate and finger pointing that will never change. Hopefully American democracy will survive Trump and his cronies. Russia must smile.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/c...parallels-unhelpful-by-daron-acemoglu-2020-01
'What does fascism mean in simple terms?'
"Fascism is a form of government that is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy. ... Fascism puts nation and often race above the individual. It stands for a centralized government headed by a dictator. Historically, fascist governments tend to be militaristic, and racist."
"Is Donald Trump a fascist in these terms? I now believe so, because by all accounts he represents, in every sense, white voters, women and men, who think the nation itself—now construed as a racially derived entity—is under siege. He’s trying to defend their American nation. His constituents don’t love their country, they love themselves."
https://politicsandletters.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/the-anatomy-of-populism/