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1/12 "It’s always been the case that the U.S. establishment was willing to use terror and kill civilians overseas, either to do things like seize oil, seize political power, or basically on whim. The presidency of George W. Bush was a prime example of that..."
2/12 "...But Trump brought a unique aspect. He has this unique ability to unleash the beast in white America, to reach into people’s souls and bring out the worst aspects. And he also has the ability to create a fascistic atmosphere..."
3/12 "...Trump is a product of the American elite. He’s an oligarch himself. But he takes a different approach from the respectable presidents, who have been the soft, friendly face of ruthless American power..."
4/12 "... And in a way, I think, Trump is kind of exposing the American system for what it is, in many respects, through his behavior and through the way he talks. But the movement that he has incited is a unique threat. And it has to be stopped..."
5/12 "...But at the same time, I think it would be a huge mistake for people who are anti-fascist to respond to that Trump movement by embracing the establishment, embracing authoritarian measures. You know, imagine how the laws are going to be rewritten now..."
6/12 "...Imagine how security procedures are going to be rewritten now. It’s almost a guarantee that it’s going to be much harder now to hold demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and in the vicinity of the Capitol..."
7/12 "...It’s going to be harder for movements legally, for movements like the Black Lives movement, for example, to go out on the streets again. There are sure to be more restrictions..."
8/12 "...And there are sure to be more restrictions on speech, through the newly empowered corporate censors, like Facebook and Twitter and so on, and perhaps through the government itself..."
9/12 "...I think we have to be clear-eyed, and don’t let this Trumpist movement coopt the idea of rebellion. Rebellion against injustice is a good thing. And the U.S. system is indeed unjust and murderous. But ..."
10/12 "...But the Trumpists are rebelling against the aspects of the U.S. system that happen to be good: the democracy, the tolerance, the chance for a democratic space in organizing. That’s what they’re rebelling against, on behalf of evils, like racism, like madness,..."
11/12 "...like blind obedience to the leader, Trump. But we have to be careful and stand against both that fascistic movement and also against the establishment, which is still the main power in the United States..."
12/12 "...An establishment that is now in the middle of gutting the American poor, the American working class. That has to be rebelled against, just as we resist these fascistic forces. And it’s not easy to do both at the same time, but it’s necessary." https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/7/us_foreign_election_interference_allan_nairn
