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why are we just calling trump a fascist, but not biden - you know, the guy who wrote the crime bill and gave more funding to the military?
i am looking at many definitions of fascism again, and i don't see how biden does not fall by some significant extent into that category. trump might appear more traditional, and "nationalistic". but isn't biden that as well? look at his racism, look at his foreign policy, etc
fascism according to trotsky. seems pretty accurate to describe the current democratic establishment along these lines
i mean, there is somewhat of a double standard here. the knee jerk reaction is to say "but look at trump!". i am looking at him, and i don't see too many qualitative differences, merely quantitative maybe. either both are fascist, or both are neoliberal.
my main worry is that this whole fascism rhetoric is meant to suggest the idea that both parties are fundamentally different, and paints the democratic party as a different entity qualitatively. it's important to always remember that 80% of policies that matter are bipartisan.
if we are gonna lightly gonna throw around the word fascism, i don't see a reason we make so many crucial distinctions here. if we wanna go by a more strict definition, let's not call trump a fascist either. read this thread by @FinchelsteinF https://twitter.com/FinchelsteinF/status/1299309469088780288?s=20
also read this article by @DavidAvromBell "In the modern political lexicon, at least for secular people, “fascism” has taken the place of the devil. But it is not appropriate for describing the United States in 2020." https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/26/trump-not-fascist/
