[OPINION] Fascism’s spread is real – as real as the spread of COVID-19

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'[The] key features of fascism do not become prominent all at once and may, in fact, be institutionalized only late in the day.' Read this ThoughtLeaders piece by Walden Bello:

The global spread of fascism is real, as real as the spread of COVID-19, and you better believe it.

When Donald Trump got elected president of the United States in November 2016, opinion makers — with the exception of a handful like filmmaker Michael Moore — were taken by surprise. But most predicted that the office would transform the unpredictable star of reality television into a proper president, one respectful of the customs and traditions of the world’s oldest democracy.

But for those of us who have not followed the career of our other persons of interest as closely, let me acquaint you with the highlights of their respective reigns: Five years and over 20,000 extrajudicial executions later, the “f” word is one of the milder terms used for Rodrigo Duterte, with many preferring “mass murderer” or “serial killer.” Modi has made the secular and diverse India of Gandhi and Nehru a thing of the past with his Hindu nationalist project.

Leaders of the Alternative fur Deutschland in Germany have been trying hard to cultivate the image of responsible politicians who can be trusted to behave in a coalition with the Christian Democratic Party.

 

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