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Hi Louis While I'm not convinced that the designation of Trumpism as fascist is necessarily helpful to understanding it, I do think that there's an important point to be addressed here. Most fascist regimes are a throwback to a previous age in many respects. The reason fascist regimes in Eastern and Central Europe relied upon anti-Semitism is exactly because it was a traditional reactionary position in that region. Similarly, we can expect British and American fascism to use anti-Black racism, as these were the mainstays of colonialism and slavery. Similarly, we can expect American fascism to use racism against Latin Americans. The Trump "regime" isn't a dictatorship, but it is an ultra-reactionary government which has race at the centre of its agenda. Is this a new phenomenon in a Western democracy? No. But that's precisely the point. On Wed, 24 Oct 2018, 2:49 p.m. Louis Proyect via Marxism, < marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > Clearly, we are now ruled by an oligarchic elite of governmental and > corporate interests. > > > https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/24/has-america-become-a-dictatorship-disguised-as-a-democracy/ > > --- > > Almost every day I see an article along these lines. Have the people > writing them ever studied American history? Or better yet, read Howard > Zinn? In the 19th century and much of the 20th century, Chinese-American > workers were prevented by law from becoming American citizens while the > KKK was involved in a reign of terror throughout the South. > Meanwhile,that bastion of liberal thought, the Nation Magazine, > editorialized against passing legislation reining in the KKK. Workers > were brutalized for simply trying to organize as this IWW website > indicates in great detail: > http://depts.washington.edu/iww/persecution.shtml > > As for the newspapers, the only source of information prior to radio, > yellow journalism made Fox News look scrupulous by comparison. > > Donald Trump is a throwback to the 19th century and nothing more. > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: > http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/nelsontim86%40gmail.com > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
