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F. T. Rea suggests that comparing Donald Trump to Twentieth Century fascists may be the most accurate analogy. Rather, he suggests that Trump’s behavior is more like a more home-grown American phenomenon–the urban political boss (think Boss Tweed). Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the complete article.

While they are similar, fascism and bossism are not exactly the same thing and Trump doesn’t know or care much about ideology. However, just like Johnny Rocco, the gangster, played by Edward G. Robinson, in “Key Largo” (1948), Trump always wants more and he will never get enough.

I think he makes some good points as regards understanding Donald Trump’s own impulses; he is the poster boy for Me! Me! Me!. But autocracy is autocracy, and autocracy is their end.

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