But who's the fascist? From Wikipedia, "Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature." That puts little Emmett squarely in the camp of the fascists.Let's be clear: It's never a shame to storm the barricades set up around a fascist.
— Emmett Rensin (@emmettrensin) June 3, 2016
Fascism is dependent on so-called direct action, and political violence is seen as legitimate.
Fascism, again according to Wikipedia, "is usually placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum." Donald Trump has praised Planned Parenthood, invited Caitlyn Jenner to take a dump anywhere xe wants, and is in favor of universal health coverage. These are not right-wing positions.
Trump has nationalist tendencies, to be sure. This operates in tension with globalism, which is just another flavor of international marxism. Obama signs climate "treaties" at the UN that would hand over American sovereignty to foreign interests. Obama doesn't ask Congress for their opinion.
Trump has created a cult of personality. What's that? A cult of personality "arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods to create an idealized, heroic, and at times worshipful image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise."
An army of Pepe memes against the entire Media Industrial Complex? Not even close.
Trump's lack of familiarity with the Constitution bothers many. "I don’t think he cares about separation of powers at all," according to Richard Epstein.
Would that be worse than a Harvard-trained law professor who knows the Constitution, but ignores it?
Consider the opposition that Trump receives from his own party. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has announced that he will never vote for Trump. Under a Trump presidency, opposition from principled conservatives like Sasse would serve as a check on the executive branch. Republicans under Trump would check executive overreach in ways never attempted under Obama.
Obama's executive overreach hasn't met any resistance from Democrats, who should beware the precedent. The last person to break ranks with the President was Chuck Schumer, who opposed the JPCOA aka the Iran Deal. Schumer received coordinated brushbacks from Obama's echo chamber, like this one from Ploughshares-funded Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey's Jeffrey Lewis.
Lewis wrote in Foreign Policy that he was "not particularly interested in congressional views about the Iran deal."
It will be interesting to see whether Schumer still has a leadership post next year.
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