JM
Jen Mercieca
@jenmercieca.bsky.social
Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Read my column @ResoluteSquare. Fascism is for losers.
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If you've lost friends and family to Trump's fascism and you can't understand why, this might help. This Is What Fascism Looks And Sounds Like Today resolutesquare.com/articles/4Xf...
This Is What Fascism Looks Like Today
The fascist facade: "Trump’s fascist rhetoric has terrorized his true believers into submission. They feel afraid and lonely, and isolated, but he puffs them up and makes them feel strong and righteou...
"The only thing that stops fascism is people recognizing it for what it is. It's a rhetorical strategy based on fear appeals and promises of protection. We have to make fascist followers feel safe so they recognize that they don't need Trump's protection."
JM
Jen Mercieca
@jenmercieca.bsky.social
Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Read my column @ResoluteSquare. Fascism is for losers.
4.4k followers2.1k following831 posts