Trump: "Companies are leaving to go to other countries. I will get those companies to stay because it will be too painful for them to leave".
Mussolini: “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power”
Trump: "Our country is a disaster right now and I can fix it. How? Well there actually does have to be a trust. If you don’t trust you’re not gonna do very well.”
Mussolini: "Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail. The people know they can trust me to restore order and make them proud of our once great nation again".
Trump: "When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough".
Mussolini: "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”
Trump: "I support health care for people. I want people well taken care of. But I also want health care that we can afford as a country. I have people and friends closing down their businesses because of Obamacare. I'm going to make it so everyone has healthcare, without bankrupting the country".
Mussolini: "The people can't thrive if they're sick so we need to make them well. I will make sure that we have the best doctors in the world for our citizens".
Benito Mussolini |
Trump is going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. Only the Congress can authorize that.
"I'm going to get rid of Obamacare and replace it with something terrific". Only Congress can pass healthcare reform.
"Prosecute Hilary Clinton for her use of private e-mail servers while handling top secret documents". Only the Dept of Justice can decide to prosecute.
"Pick Supreme Court Justices who are really great legal scholars". The President nominates, congress decides.
Donald Trump |
Trump supporters see "self determined culture", "anti liberal, anti communist", "charismatic leadership" and think Reagan. But Reagan also knew that the words nationalist authoritarian goals are evil. No matter what the goal is. Nationalist authoritarian goals of feeding children or saving kittens. It's not what the goal is, it's how you get there. And that's why America was founded to prohibit a nationalist authoritarian anything. You have representatives that run for office every 2 or 6 years. They are your voice in government. If they fail you, then you replace them. The President is there to enforce what your reps have decided as law. The President can also suggest laws to your reps, and because he is a very popular individual, his suggestions usually have more weight. He can get the public to influence the congress. But if you change the laws so that your President decides what to do, you no longer need a congress. And then we're down to a dictator.
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