The U.S. Is No Longer Sleepwalking Toward Fascism--It's Goose-stepping

We've all heard General Milley call Trump "A fascist to the core." I don't think there is enough substance to Trump for him to have a core, but he is a fascist. His dog whistles to white supremacists have become bugle calls. The real danger to our country, however, is not from this narcisist buffoon but from the inner circle of fascists using him to achieve their real goal. Bannon, Miller, Flynn, Vance, and others are dedicated to dismantling our current government in order to replace it with authoritarian rule. And what better president to make into a dictator than a seasoned demagogue who can be flattered into doing whatever they want?

These American fascists are far from the pathetic, army-surplus-store Rambo wannabes that emerge from their mothers' basements to march and chant. They are committed fascist idealogues. Bannon has declared that he wants to "destroy the state" and "The real opposition is the media. The way to deal with it is to flood the zone with shit." Stephen Miller has called for the removal of all non-European immigrant families "regardless of their citizenship." Retired general, Michael Flynn, an outspoken white supremacist, wants to be reinstated in order to set up military tribunals that will "unleash the gates of hell" on all enemies of the new order. And that serious student of authoritarianism, JD Vance--yes that JD Vance--thinks that we must "get over our dictator phobia."

General John Kelly, who has been using his experience as President Trump's former chief of staff to call out our homespun Nazis, warns that "There is nothing more to say. God help us."

But God will not help us. No god helped the victims of the last Nazi uprising, no god will help this time. We'll need to help ourselves, and if a re-elected Trump tries using the military to round up immigrants and his domestic enemies, we won't have a Milley or Kelly to stop him. Vance has said that his cohorts must do things that "will make even conservatives uncomfortable." Stopping Trump's fascists might require the same of progressives: being outspoken, standing up to MAGA bullies, getting involved with whatever it takes to resist the fascist menace inside our country.

Still think "It can't happen here?" It's happening--unless we stop it. Our democracy is facing the biggest fight of its life. And to any of you reading this who think that I'm being an alarmist, I can only suggest that you GFY-- Go Fact Yourself!