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Why Trump’s Cartoonish Fascism Is So Effective with Jason Stanley

Why Trump’s Cartoonish Fascism Is So Effective with Jason Stanley

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As federal troops patrol the capital and masked men whisk away
immigrants in unmarked cars, it’s reasonable to ask: is President
Trump a fascist? According to Jason Stanley, the answer is a
resounding yes. Stanley is a philosopher and the author of seven
books, including How Propaganda Works, How Fascism Works, and
Erasing History. He’ll be teaching at the University of Toronto
this fall, after leaving Yale and the United States for Canada. He
describes his self-imposed exile as an expressive act meant to
sound an alarm, but Kara is skeptical, and the two of them spar
over his choice. They also break down the ways in which Trump is
following the fascist playbook — from cultural capture of
museums and universities, to data manipulation, and emergency
declarations — and the role of the media in normalizing
anti-democratic power grabs. Finally they debate whether MAGA can
survive without Trump, and whether America can survive MAGA.
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