Can you give an example of democratic flowery language being used to target a specific set of immigrants that you deem to be fascistic that also lead to specific policy that targeted them with regards to immigration policy?
It's much easier to do with Trump since his Muslims are terrorists rhetoric lead to a Muslim ban. Or perhaps his Latinos are rapists and gang members which lead to a DACA ban.
Trump said "illegal immigration is poisoning the blood of our nation.", one of the most overtly fascistic statements he's ever made. The Republicans then formulated a right-wing, fascistic border bill in line with this political ideology. Biden and the Democrats supported this bill. Harris is now running on it, while speaking out of the other side of her mouth saying that the U.S. "has been enriched by generations of people who have come from every corner of the world to contribute to our country and to become part of the American story. And so we must reform our immigration system to ensure that it works in an orderly way, that it is humane and that makes our country stronger." Flowery language while supporting right-wing fascist policies.
You and I interpreted that political cartoon differently. I saw it as a statement on American imperialism, not American fascism. The former is based on a diplomatic mode of action while the latter is based on an ideology. Hence the reason I initially mentioned rhetoric being part of the equation.
Not all fascist nations acted imperialistically and not all imperialist nations acted in a fascist manner. I think its important to at least make that distinction before going down the road of saying the Dems are just as fascist as maga repubs.
If you want to make the claim that Dems can be just as imperialistic as repubs with foreign policy, then you'll have a much easier time in doing so
American imperialism is definitely an ideology, not just a "diplomatic mode of action". I agree that fascism and imperialism are not synonymous, but American imperialism is ideological bedfellows with American domestic fascism. They feed each other. The methods and tools that have been used to enact American imperialism in foreign countries are also being used to maintain fascist policies over here. Literally, the weaponry and surveillance tools used in the GWOT are being deployed on the border and in domestic policing. There is heavy cross-pollination of the front-line enforcers for both. Many agents of domestic fascism - ICE, police, CBP, federal law enforcement, etc - are veterans of foreign wars. It's where they learn and hone their trade.
I don't believe the Dems are just as fascist as MAGA Republicans. There is a minority flank of progressives within the Democratic coalition who have the political knowledge of fascism and rebuke and critique it, which is not present in the Republican coalition. But the Democrats will enact and support fascist policies because the dominant wing of the party is not sufficiently ideologically opposed to fascism.
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