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On Veterans Day, the former president vowed to “root out” his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians

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[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

His rhetoric isn't reminiscent of authoritarians. It's specifically fascistic.

Trump crossed a line he'd been toeing for a while now...and still, the Washington Post repeats the same old tired news reporting formula: Here's what Trump said, and here's what some people think about it. Kk, hope you're informed now...

I hate this.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

They got the right description into the headline, which is all that ~98% of folks online ever see. That's an improvement

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

and still, the Washington Post repeats the same old tired news reporting formula:

Gossiping hairdressers gonna gossip...

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Well, it didn't matter when dubya said the war is for Lebensraum either. Apparently this is fine in the US.

[–] n0m4n@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pretty soon, Trump can take a sabbatical. He can take some time to right a book. "My $truggles" has a certain ring to it. /$

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

It's important that we make that sabbatical mandatory.

[–] FirstCircle@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Coming to a telescreen near you: Two Minutes Hate, 2024+ edition.