Anti democratic politics of Trump and Hillary Clinton
Friday, June 24, 2016
Even the liberal scribes find common ground with the conservatives in denouncing Trump as a tyrant who represents a loud echo if not a strong register of a fascist past. While such condemnations contain a shred of truth, they only scratch the surface of the conditions that have produced the existing political landscape. Such arguments too often ignore the latent authoritarian and anti-democratic forces that have a long legacy in US politics and society.
Unfortunately, recognising that the United States is about to tip over the edge into the abyss of authoritarianism is not enough. There is a need to understand the context -- historical, cultural, political and economic that has created this moment in US society in which fascism becomes an endpoint.
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