The contradictions and paradoxes of the American experiment have threatened to destroy it for centuries. What we're seeing with Trump is a fascist white supremacist authoritarian willing to throw gas on the fire.

And Trump will do it because it's the only thing he knows.
Trump is an authoritarian.

There are predictable cycles.

Authoritarians will create crises or make crises worse. They'll scapegoat vulnerable populations and conspiracies for their failures and demand more power.

We're in the middle of that cycle right now.
Understand this. Trump is president to enforce and protect monied white supremacy. That is who he is and the purpose he serves.

White supremacy is a fascist movement and as it is threatened it destroys democratic institutions and will kill to protect itself.

It's a disease.
It's time to wake. Time to stop parsing our language about Trump and what's happening.

Trump is a fascist authoritarian and America is in a full-blown societal crisis. The time for hand-wringing is over.

Time to answer the question of what did you do to fight fascism?
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