The overtly fascistic facets of Donald Trump's warped character, and that of his malicious MAGA movement, have been apparent from its inception. Like any aspiring authoritarian, Trump has insisted that his cult disciples obey his every command, believe...

On Tuesday morning Trump provided another example of his tyrannical tendencies. In a comment posted to his floundering social media scam, Truth Social, Trump issued a decree to the world that he imagines is attentive to his crackpot ravings. He demanded that…

“Business Executives and Shareholder Representatives should be 100% behind Donald Trump! Anybody that’s not should be FIRED for incompetence!”

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    8 days ago

    This. So much this.

    It wasn’t Trump who stormed the Capitol.

    It wasn’t Trump who threatened the lives election officials. It wasn’t Trump who swatted jurors.

    It was the alt-right.

    • Tyfud@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 days ago

      Yes, but he’s acting as a rallying flag to drive the alt-right together, normalizing their behavior and bringing it out into the open instead of dog whistling.

      Without him, they have no lightning rod to travel towards as a coordinated group.