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Do two wrongs make a right?
My father always insisted they don't, although he was sometimes a hypocrit.
Leaders tend to apply different rules to themselves than their subordinates.
My view is that USA and The West in general is losing its long taken for granted preeminence and is both divided within and being challenged from without.
This is war we are already in and reactionary strongmen like Trump are appealing to those who seek a sense of security in times of danger.
Whether or not such strongmen deliver is arguable but if The West remains divided it will be less able to continue its hegemony over all others.
Interested in your views on this podcast interview if you have the time and inclination to view it- it is over 100 minutes but covers some fascinating territory and insights.
Since you could take this and apply it to every country it doesnt mean much. It also ignores critical points like the COIVD lockdown and what that did to people as well as how this isn't just a MAGA or Trump thing both sides are doing it.
US elections have had issues going all the way back to the 1824 with the House of Reps deciding the President. The attacks on Media, dehumanization, and even the glorification of violence all are things that the left does as well. With my understanding of how this whole system works you cant really have two rivaling fascist system in place at the same time but that is exactly what the MAGA and Left are. Two groups that are utilizing the same tactics. The Left just doesnt have a energizing person like MAGA its much more decentralized.
There are just so many flaws with this and more or less just taking things that have gone on for decades to centuries in the US and now say that its fascist is well pretty low level logic.