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Expert who warned of Trump's fascist behavior: America is entering a new era of political instability

Trump supporters stand on the US Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes.Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a prominent historian and a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. She's the author of "Just after the 2016 election, Ben-Ghiat predicted that President Trump would engage in desperate measures to hold onto power.

Trump is leaving office, but plenty of his loyalists will remain in positions of power and could create more support for some form of authoritarian governance, she writes."I know you're disappointed, but I want you to know that our incredible journey is just beginning," President Trump told his followers, finally acknowledging his loss to Joe Biden in the November 3 election.

Having researched how strongmen leaders from the fascists onward have destroyed democracies around the world, I We should pay close attention to these attempts, which draw on anti-democratic actions across a century.

 

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Democrats are the fascists in my opinion and also another 70,000,000 agree with me.

Trump didn't start acting crazy until a month or two before the election. Up to that point he was just a dick, not crazy but his policies were fantastic for the country. He went off his rocker as the election approached.

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