He’s also enabled by the liberal establishment and the Democratic Party. One of the reasons Trump says so many ridiculous things on immigration is because Harris’ immigration policy is a copy paste of Trump 2016. She even fear mongers about how immigrants are bringing fentanyl into the country. So Trump feels that he has to go further right to differentiate himself from Harris. It’s an interesting and disturbing dynamic.
Damn, this is a really good point that I hadn’t considered. It’s the perfect example of how chasing “centrist” votes can only lead to further rightward shift. You can’t fascism your way out of fascism.
The enabler-abuser dynamic is one of those things that once you see it for the first time, you’ll start seeing it everywhere. From personal to the political. And yes, it’s the perfect example of how politics shift further rightward in times of crisis.
This is actually one of his few core, consistent beliefs. He has to believe in generic hierarchy because his genes are the best, and he’s made comments to that effect for decades. It’s only now that he’s in politics that he’s taking that belief structure to its logical conclusion
he is such an opportunist fascist, he cranks up his rhetoric because he thinks this will give far-right (the weirdo
kind) support.
not saying he isn’t a monster, opportunist fascists can be just as dangerous as the type who believe in all they have to say.
He’s also enabled by the liberal establishment and the Democratic Party. One of the reasons Trump says so many ridiculous things on immigration is because Harris’ immigration policy is a copy paste of Trump 2016. She even fear mongers about how immigrants are bringing fentanyl into the country. So Trump feels that he has to go further right to differentiate himself from Harris. It’s an interesting and disturbing dynamic.
Damn, this is a really good point that I hadn’t considered. It’s the perfect example of how chasing “centrist” votes can only lead to further rightward shift. You can’t fascism your way out of fascism.
The enabler-abuser dynamic is one of those things that once you see it for the first time, you’ll start seeing it everywhere. From personal to the political. And yes, it’s the perfect example of how politics shift further rightward in times of crisis.
This is actually one of his few core, consistent beliefs. He has to believe in generic hierarchy because his genes are the best, and he’s made comments to that effect for decades. It’s only now that he’s in politics that he’s taking that belief structure to its logical conclusion