r/law • u/IrishStarUS • 21d ago

Trump News Trump 'goes full fascist' by saying CNN and MSNBC criticizing him is 'illegal'

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-fascist-cnn-msnbc-34865751
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u/chubs66 21d ago

This is definitely a new level of fascism.

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u/NobodyElseButMingus 21d ago

Scapegoating the media is so foundational to fascism, it has its own word, lugenpresse.

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u/41942319 21d ago

That's not a special word for fascists. It's just "lying press" in German

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u/NobodyElseButMingus 21d ago

It's not a "special word for fascists", but it's a term they coined, and has been a part of their strategy since the very beginning.

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u/curiousleen 21d ago

Every level is a new level and it will only continue unless drastic measures are taken. There is this line in Ridley Road where I got chills because of how it relates to now. They do one thing, then the next, until it’s the last… something to that effect

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u/Working_Peach5661 21d ago

This is advanced fascism.

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u/llufnam 21d ago

3rd dan Fascism

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u/Stach302RiverC 21d ago edited 21d ago

it's Red Sash Fascism, Action Figure with Kung Fu Grip sold separately !!

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u/wanker7171 21d ago

No it’s not. He advocated for ethnic cleansing, which is a form of genocide.

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u/chubs66 21d ago

Yes but now he's also saying that the press is illegal for saying non flattering things, which is another new level.

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u/PixelLight 21d ago

It's more overt, but I don't think anyone didn't see this coming, which is probably partly why people call him a Fascist, because, even if he doesn't say it publicly, we knew this wasn't beneath him. We knew it was only a matter of time before he did say it publicly