Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
Stephan: Something very significant has happened to this election. For the first time an open Fascist is not only running for president, but gaining control of one of our two major parties. When I read this story about how his supporters are banding together to form The Lion's Guard militia to protect Donald Trump I thought to myself: in a large crowd how will they identify themselves. Then I thought well they could wear brown shirts.
I saw some research yesterday that was very enlightening. Trump is doing well in those states where unemployment is over 5% and the voter lives in an area where the non-Caucasian population exceeds 8%.
We are at a cross-roads.
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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on September 14, 2015
Credit: Laura Backman/AFP
group of Donald Trump supporters over the weekend called for volunteers to join a would-be militia aiming to protect voters against so-called “violent far-left agitators.”
In recent days, violence at Trump’s rallies has escalated to match the candidate’s rhetoric. Last week, a man in North Carolina was charged with assault after he sucker-punched a black man. And on Saturday, police in Kansas City pepper-sprayed protesters outside of a Trump event.
Hours after a protester rushed the stage at Trump’s Dayton rally, a Twitter group called “The Lion’s Guard” called on supporters of the GOP front-runner to join a make-shift militia, according to RT.
“Do you want to provide security protection to innocent people who are subject to harassment and assault by Far-left agitators?” Lion’s Guard […]
We have been headed toward fascism for some time, and the final nail in the coffin was the Citizens United decision, which legalized bribery by corporate criminals. Not a pretty picture.
To my knowledge there has been no “assaults” by “violent far left agitators” to date.
I salute my middle finger to the most dishonest, racist, hypocritical Presidential candidate, in United States history. What an embarrassment to the Republican Party, and to the rest of the world watching the chaos he is creating in our country.
http://www.msnbc.com/Rachel-mad doe/watch/escalating-aggression-marks-trump-s-rhetoric-642743363967
A very chronological and clear report of Trump inciting violence.
http://www.msnbc.com/Rachel-maddow/watch/escalating-aggression-marks-trump-s-rhetoric-642743363967