Not true. It was clear this should happen. Trump himself said exact what he is doing, while whole his behaviour is fascistic. No this was no surprise unless you deny the facts around Trump
There was lots of prediction because this is exactly what Trump said he'd do. Also explicitly outlined in a 900 page book called Project 2025. Most news orgs just weren't that interested. https://www.theatlantic.com/if-trump-wins/
I’m with people who deduced what was going to happen by observing what was going on beneath the surface not just the surface for the last 30 or so years.
Is it a descent or has he always been there, but now feels embolden enough to show it to the world? I have witnessed Trump over the years and I feel that the evidence has always been there, just slightly hidden in the shadows.
“The decent into fascism is worse than we could have predicted “
I’m sure that’s an oxymoron , stooge 47 said what he was going to do and the voters didn’t listen nor some of the media.
Nope I not only expected it I expect far worse. From day one of Trump & Tory Brexit a predictable path has been trodden by those empowering both. Their aims open from the start in the mad tomes “Sovereign individual” & “Britania unchained” or the ranting of Tufton St think tanks.
Surprised….no!
"Columbia University caved in to the administration and allowed security officers to arrest its students in exchange for a restored $400 (£300) fund" - did you mean $400m?
Shocking and predictable but I think the speed at which it’s happens has back footed people. However this has been in the planning for years unveiled in his Project 2025.
Yes, he didn't hide what he'd do. He boasted about it during his 2024 campaign. People chose not to listen. They also chose not to read about Project 2025. And they seemed to forget about his treasonous Jan 6th 2020 insurrection that sought to overthrow US democracy.
Some people are just dumb
More like freezing potential opposition through shock and awe. He & his advisors learnt from his 1st term: appoint loyalists to key positions enabled by majorities in both houses of Congress, then legislate and 'flood the zone' through executive orders, not Congress. Muzzle the press with lawsuits
And at least some aspects of Project 2025 have been implemented even harder. Project 2025 was going to review USAID projects to decide which to shut down. Trump shut down the lot without review.
I could only read half of this, I'm broke. But what I did read is correct, but no one over there appears to be taking it seriously. The Dems appear to be on the 'he's a bit naughty but we'll be back in in 2028 so it'll be back to normal'
Hi Ian, good piece, but have you read Umberto Eco's short essay, "Ur-Fascism", which obviates even your careful criteria of fascism? I also agree with the commentators here who say they absolutely predicted it to be as bad it has turned out to be.
There's one flaw though. Trump is thicker than Barry White's Boxing Day turd. Hitler and Mussolini had visions. Voting in Trump was the equivalent of giving a gibbon the keys to your Ferrari.
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It's bad, it's really bad, water is still free at bubblers (water fountains for the US crowd) so that's better than I expected.
It’s is entirely as predicted.
The first term of the convicted felon, Donald Trump.
The coup attempt of January 6.
Project 2025.
SCOTUS finding the president immune.
Elon musk and Xhitter.
If you say that you could not have predicted this, then you weren’t paying attention.
The bastard is doing what he said he'd do, and no-one ever believed he wasn't for project 2025.
It's been obvious Trump is a fascist since well before the first term.
When people show you who they are, believe them.
I’m sure that’s an oxymoron , stooge 47 said what he was going to do and the voters didn’t listen nor some of the media.
Surprised….no!
It is exactly how it goes, including the upcoming manufactured economic collapse and the oppression after the unrest.
Don't forget they really liked unrest during his first term.
Reading many books written during Trump 1 and he’s doing exactly the same but without restrictions.
Tariffs✅
Loving Putin ✅
Returning migrants✅
Hating Ukraine ✅
Being a CNUT✅
What else were people expecting from a hardened multiple rapist, fraudster, traitor etc. etc. who workes with Nazi goons in a self-coup?
Surely that should be “subjugated”?
Some people are just dumb
What it has shown is that the rest of the democratic pillars in the US are far weaker than assumed...
As if the week won’t be shitty enough.