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Trump Invaded Iran Because Fascists Are Imperialists Too
Fascist leaders nearly always try to invade other countries, says University of Toronto philosophy professor Jason Stanley, author of the 2018 book How Fascism Works. So President Trump’s decisions to overthrow the governments in Venezuela and Iran were not unexpected, even though some analysts had in the past cast Trump as antiwar and isolationist. In the latest edition of Right Now, Stanley argues it’s critical to understand that Trump is not just autocratic, authoritarian, or far-right, but fascist. That fascism connects his actions, from shifting U.S. immigration policy to favor white…
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