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Historian of Fascism Claims Trump Is Speeding Towards Dictatorship Faster Than Putin (dnyuz.com)

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“If you look at the early Putin or the early Orban or Erdogan, they didn’t move at this speed. This resembles more after there’s been a coup.”

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

A historian of fascism would hopefully be aware of that being standard for fascism. It escalates as it progresses.

A credible historian should also understand that reformism does not work, and we have a choice between socialism or barbarism.