Thom Hartmann: Trump's Second Term: How to Resist Fascism like Our Lives Depend on It! (Because They Do)

Nov 20. 2024 | Donald Trump's fascist agenda for his second presidential term has to be stopped. We know how the poisonous hate that animates fascism seeps into a society because we saw it ourselves during the first 4 years of the Trump administration and throughout the past year’s campaign.

We’re watching it in Red states across the country as MAGA Republicans replace honorable Republicans like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.

We know how easily a government can be toppled and how close we came on January 6, 2021: if just five Republicans had not refused to go along with Trump we would have been thrown into this fascist dystopia four years earlier.

We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening and where it will lead if it’s not stopped. And now that we do know, we can’t escape the moral obligation to resist with everything we have.

Vlad Vexler: "Will the Trump-Musk Beast Lead to Full Fascism?”

Nov 12, 2024

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Trump and Musk: The Bromance That Cannot Last »

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Trump y Musk, el bromance que no puede durar »

Thom Hartmann Programm : Inside Billionaires' Brazen Attempt at Fascism

Nov 5, 2024 | This is not how a democracy is supposed to work. The “demos” in democracy means “the people.” Democracies are supposed to fulfill the will of the people; add the protections for minority groups a republic provides and you have what the Founders called “republican democracy” and we refer to as a democratic republic.

Fascist Tendencies in Trump: A Comparison to Hitler's Rise | DW News

Nov 4, 2024 | An unsettling question has been dominating the US presidential race: Is Donald Trump a fascist? Some have even compared him to Nazi Adolf Hitler. DW’sWashington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl sat down with Timothy Ryback, historian and author of 'Take Over: Hitler's Final Rise to Power.'

Trump Will Turn the US into a Nazi State, Sparking Civil War | Rachel Bitecofer

Nov 1, 2024 | “They will set up mass deportation camps and start raiding Latino neighbourhoods.”

Trump’s America will resemble 1930s Germany, and an uprising from the left could spark civil war says political scientist Rachel Bitecofer.

Life Under Adolf Hitler: The First Years of Nazi Germany

Jun 17, 2024 | In January 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany with promises of peace and economic recovery. However, his true agenda soon emerged, targeting Jews and anyone else he perceived as an enemy.

This documentary explores how Hitler and the Nazis manipulated the German populace, transforming the nation into a totalitarian regime. Discover the propaganda, economic strategies, and brutal policies that shaped the early years of Nazi Germany.

America Needs YOU to Stand Up Against Fascism

Nov 1, 2024 | Just four days to go until Election Day and the choice at hand has never been clearer. Steve Schmidt explains why there's only one candidate who will uphold the values of America and why the other candidate will destroy it all.

Becoming Il Duce: Mussolini's Fascist Revolution | Full Documentary | Episode 1

May 25, 2024 | In the fall of 1922, former teacher and journalist Benito Mussolini had only recently been elected to parliament when he seized power. His legal coup d’état, which began on 24 October in Naples, was a masterstroke. Standing before 40,000 Fascist party members, he issued an ultimatum to the fragile Italian parliamentary monarchy: “Either they hand us the power, or we will descend on Rome!” The militants, wearing black shirts and armed with clubs, headed for the capital. Following on from this legendary march on Rome, Mussolini headed up a totalitarian regime that lasted two decades.

The first episode of this portrait of Il Duce will explore how Mussolini took power and consolidated it until the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in the mid-1930s. He was a populist leader in terms of how he spoke to the Italian people, and a dictator in terms of how he exerted his power. He came from the extreme left but governed from the extreme right. Mussolini invented the new ideology of fascism and was helped in his mission by the business community who wanted an end to left-wing rule. Despite his brutality, he sought to please the Italian people, promising them a return to the grandeur of Rome. He enjoyed undeniable success for several years, both at home and abroad, until his inevitable downfall.

Documentary: Mussolini, The First Fascist – Episode 1: The Word and the Cosh (2021)
Direction: Serge de Sampigny
Production: Histodoc

Is Donald Trump a Fascist Threat to America? Mehdi and Steve Schmidt Discuss

Oct 29, 2024 | “In what world do you see a Donald Trump leaving office? Just going, ‘Yeah, I’m done. See you later, people.’ That he doesn't try and stay on, that he doesn't try and install a family member or a corrupt acolyte. This idea that there will be free and fair elections in 2028 — after four more years of Republican Trump rule — is delusional.”

Mehdi and Steve Schmidt, veteran Republican strategist and ardent ‘Never Trumper,’ talk Donald Trump and his 2024 campaign — and they agree that American democracy is at existential risk from a fascist movement led by the former president. Watch the full discussion on why even House Republicans fear a second Trump term, and why the media is turning a blind eye to fascism – again – when it comes to Trump.


WARNING! This video contains some very strong language. Discretion is advised. – Mark

US General Warns: Trump Terrifyingly Similar to Hitler | Ben Hodges

Oct 23, 2024 | Gen. Ben Hodges discusses his worries about the similarities between Trump's rise and 1930's Europe

Why are the MSM dragging their feet on this? It is crystal clear that Trump is a fascist. Trump is also a wannabee dictator. If Trump wins this presidential election, the whole world, not just America, can expect a rude awakening. – © Mark Alexander

'Why Aren't People More Alarmed?': As Trump Becomes More Extreme, Americans Get Used to It

Oct 19, 2024 | Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric has become so extreme that analysts and historians are openly comparing him to Hitler and Mussolini. And yet the American public seems to treat him with the same semi-seriousness that has characterized his entire political career. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University history professor, and Jason Stanley, Yale University philosophy professor, discuss with Ali Velshi.

Trump Endorses Violence against Immigrants at Latest Rally | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Oct 24, 2024 | At his rally in Georgia, Trump told his supporters he will allow Americans to go after immigrants if he's elected. Steve Schmidt looks at the newest violent rhetoric from Trump and compares the final stretch of his campaign with presidential candidates of the past.

'Yes, I Do': Harris Confirms She Believes Donald Trump Is a Fascist in Town Hall with Voters

Oct 24, 2024 | MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by Quentin Fulks, Principal Deputy Campaign Manager for the Harris-Walz Campaign, to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris confirming that she agrees with fmr. Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly that Donald Trump is a "fascist."

Fascism Explained | What Is Fascism? What Is a Fascist? Who Were Bennito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler?

Oct 11, 2024 | In this video, we take a look at the political ideology of Fascism. In short, fascism is a complex and mutable political ideology, but is typically defined as a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation and race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

Kamala Harris Denounces Trump as ‘Fascist’ Who Wants ‘Unchecked Power’

THE GUARDIAN: VP gives surprise speech after reports that Trump’s former chief of staff said ex-president repeatedly praised Hitler

Kamala Harris has denounced Donald Trump as a “fascist” who wants “unchecked power” and a military personally loyal to himself after allegations emerged about the former president’s repeatedly-voiced admiration for Hitler.

On Wednesday, the vice-president gave a surprise speech from her Washington DC residence, doing so in the aftermath of reports that John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, recalled how Trump lamented not having generals who swore loyalty to him in the same manner as military commanders served Hitler in Nazi Germany.

“Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable, and in a second term, people like John Kelly would not be there to be the guardrails against his propensities and his actions. Those who once tried to stop him from pursuing his worst impulses would no longer be there and no longer be there to rein him in,” Harris said. (+ video) » | Robert Tait in Washington | Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Fascism Backed by Big Money Is a Deadly Combo. It Happened in 1930s Germany, and It’s Happening Now

Oct 23, 2024

To call the USA a democracy is a joke. A sick joke! The USA doesn’t come even close to a true democracy. The USA is closer to a plutocracy than a democracy. And a gerontological plutocracy at that! If Trump gets re-elected, we shall be able to add yet another adjective to the description. We shall be able to call the USA a fascistic gerontological plutocracy! – © Mark Alexander

Former Trump Chief of Staff Calls Trump The "Definition of a Fascist"

Oct 23, 2024 | Many Americans have viewed Donald Trump as a fascist but it means a lot more when that label is given from his former Chief of Staff. Steve Schmidt reacts to John Kelly's comments on Trump and looks back at the history of fascism.

The Lincoln Project: Bystander

May 24, 2024 | 80 years of American presidents rejected the despicable and hate-filled ideologies of Nazism… until Donald Trump. Trump’s regurgitates Adolf Hitler’s language and the GOP defends it.

The Lincoln Project: It Can’t Happen Here

May 16, 2024 | We've seen what can happen before. Donald Trump is telling us what he will do to America, when will you believe him?

Fascism Sneaks Around The Monarchies | Documentary

Jul 25, 2024 | Fascism Sneaks Around The Monarchies - Royals across Europe embrace fascism; King George V knows he must keep his country safe from the dangers of Nazi Germany, but when his eldest son Edward VIII abandons royal duty for love, the Crown is thrown into a deep crisis.

Fascism Sneaks Around The Monarchies (2021)
Director: Lou Westlake
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Miranda Carter, Saul David
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Also Known As: Royals: Keeping The Crown EP02 - Nazi Royals
Release Date: 1. November 2021 (United States)
Also Known As/AKA: Nazi Royals (Original title)


WARNING! This documentary contains some disturbing images. – Mark