Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump’s Dehumanizing Rhetoric Is Adopting Franco’s Language of Fascism and Violence

I deeply appreciate and respect the strong and vital voices of truth of Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Marshall Curry and, of course, Amy Goodman. Such chilling, illuminating, excellent, and deeply important interviews. ― Molly

Trump's Dehumanizing Rhetoric Is Adopting

Franco's Language of Fascism and Violence

We speak with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on fascism and authoritarianism, who argues that Trump’s use of the hallmarks of “fascism and violence,” including dehumanizing rhetoric, profane and crude discriminatory language and threats to the “enemy within,” echoes the rise of midcentury fascist rulers like Francisco Franco and Adolf Hitler.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/29/2024_election_fascism_authoritarianism

Trump's Night at the Garden: Racist Campaign Rally

Evokes Infamous 1939 Nazi Gathering In NYC

We take a closer look at Donald Trump's campaign and racist rally at Madison Square Garden with filmmaker Marshall Curry, who attended the rally and also directed the short film A Night at the Garden, about the 1939 Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden, and notes: "The demagogues in 1939 used the same tactics that we see today.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/29/a_night_at_the_garden_marshall