Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Runa216]

melbye said:

TallSilhouette said:

Along with the populism, authoritarianism, fascism, xenophobia, etc. Just because we haven't gone full genocidal dictatorship doesn't mean the same tactics and rhetoric haven't been employed.

Oh just stop it, if Trump was a fascist or authoritarian the violent revolutionary communists wouldn't have been allowed to riot for over 100 days, anti-Trump media would have been shut down long ago and the governor and mayors that hate him wouldn't have been allowed to run the states and cities as they want

The only reason he's NOT a Fascist or Authoritarian is that the US government and the nation as a whole has rules to prevent such things from ever actually happening. If you don't think he's at least TRYING to break those rules, then you haven't been paying attention.