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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Donald Trump accepted the nomination of the Republican Party for president by appealing to, and fanning the flames of fear and resentment. It was notable for a presidential convention acceptance speech that it had [b]so little hope, vision, or concrete examples[/b] of how Trump would advance his agenda and “Make America Great Again.” In essence he is saying, I am great so give me America. There is chaos. It’s a dangerous world. He will restore order. And he then went on to tell us just how chaotic and dangerous it is.

[b]This is the classic theme of an authoritarian seeking to manipulate the masses by raw emotion.[/b] In his telling, the United States is violent, overrun by illegal immigrants, humiliated on the world stage and unable to get up off the mat. “The problems we face now — poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad — will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them,” he said. Dangerous illegal immigrants are roaming free, he insists. We’ve never been this corrupt! It’s never been this dangerous! It is practically apocalyptic. Our airports are in “Third-World” shape.

T[b]he solution is not a particular set of policies, or any policies — it is him.[/b] “These are the forgotten men and women of our country. People who work hard but no longer have a voice. I am your voice,” he said. No clearer statement of the strongman — the all-knowing person whom one must trust to solve our problems — has ever been spoken by an American presidential nominee. [b]This is the talk of 1930s fascists, tin pot dictators and snake oil salesman.[/b][/quote]

- Jennifer Rubin, conservative writer (and Ted Cruz cheerleader) for the Washington Post

Trump is essentially a reincarnation of Benito Mussolini, promising to make the trains run on time, but not willing to offer any details on how he would do so.[/quote]

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