> Hitler and Mussolini wanted to create a "New Man", unlike Hussein, Assad, and... Trump. Interesting that you hone in on that; it's true but their views on "m

> Hitler and Mussolini wanted to create a "New Man", unlike Hussein, Assad, and... Trump. Interesting that you hone in on that; it's true but their views on "men being more manly" do strangely reflect the alt-right and Trump. So yes, this is a fascist-like concept; Trump holds it in spades. > Trump isn't even a dictator yet, and may never become one. Don't quit smoking until you're riddled with cancer? > The biggest charge you can make against him is that he's pro-oligarchy, and empowers nefarious radical grassroots movements on the right. No, that's not the biggest charge, but those are themselves rather strong reasons to not want someone to be president. "He's a fascist" is the biggest charge in my mind. > The real problem is in public opinion, i.e. how to convince people on the right to care more about facts, and make better voting decisions. But rejecting Trump wholesale isn't a solution to that problem. That is A real problem, I agree. It's also a separate (but related) problem. The most acute problem is a fascist president (cancer), an uninformed public is more like "smoking" (the environment the cancer needs to form). > Edit: this article, "Nationalism is Rising, Not Fascism" is a great read. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-friedman/nationalism-is.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-friedman/nationalism-is.... Thanks! I disagree though; Trump is very very much a fascist, not merely a nationalist (we don't need any more of those either, btw)