The Future of the Far Right in the U.S.: A Discussion with Timothy Snyder
New Books in American Politics
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Is Trump a Fascist?
I wouldn't say that Trump is a fascist because he doesn't have collective nihilism. But nevertheless, he is a big liar. He openly embraced Hitler's public relations advice to tell a lie which is so big that your supporters won't believe it. We're not going to recognize more recently the big lie, right? Trump told a big lie. And now people inhabit that big lie. With the history of fascism, we're going to be faster on our feet to figure out why it's dangerous.
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