Click here for Robert Reich's diary entry on Substack for April 1, 2024, titled "Trump's 5-Step Fascist Plan," subtitled "He's already laid each step out."
Reich says:
In a previous post, I laid out the defining traits of fascism and how MAGA Republicans embody them, and I suggested that Trump and his lackeys shouldn’t be seen as simply “authoritarian.” They need to be understood as fascist.
But how could Trump actually turn America into a fascist state?
In five steps, which he’s already signaled he plans to take. Here they are:
And he explains each of the steps in detail:
Step 1: Use threats of violence to gain power.
Step 2: Consolidate power.
Step 3: Demonize a group of people and establish a police state to round them up into detention camps.
Step 4: Jail the opposition.
Step 5: Undermine the free press.
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