You’d think a hegemony with a 100-years tradition of upkeeping democracy against major non-democratic players, would have some mechanism that would prevent itself from throwing down it’s key ideology.
Is it really that the president is all that decides about the future of democracy itself? Is 53 out of 100 senate seats really enough to make country fall into authoritarian regime? Is the army really not constitutionally obliged to step in and save the day?
I’d never think that, of all places, American democracy would be the most volatile.
This very liberal use of Nazi and fascist as a epithet has devalued its meaning.
Hate is not enough. The Nazis did far more than spread hate. National-Socialism was much more coherent and thought through ideology than Trumpism/MAGA is today.
Nazi might be useful as an expression of anger and resentment, but it’s not conducive to serious analysis or discourse regarding the situation.
If you don’t understand why Trump is a fascist, then you know nothing about fascism. Dude checks every box: nationalism, authoritarianism, corruption, xenophobia, racism, patriarchy, etc.
Super basic info: The 14 Characteristics of Fascism