Video: Leeja Miller Explores Whether Trump Actually Qualifies as a Fascist

First of all, let me just say that I am not really comfortable yet comparing Trump to Hitler. Indeed, Leeja Miller makes this comparison in this video, so I do not want to condone it. Let's be clear: Hitler wrote a book declaring his beliefs and intentions before coming to power. In that book, he stated his belief that Jews were not real Germans, that he hated France, and that he intended to create new living space or breathing room for the Germans to the East, at the expense of the Slavic people, whom Hitler declared were inferior people. Then once in power, he and his Nazis killed millions of people, including six million Jews, building camps specifically for that purpose. Also, he was good on his word with his intention to expand Germany to the East, at the expense of Slavic people, and ultimately invaded the Soviet Union. For all intents and purposes, Hitler started World War II in Europe knowingly. 

In short, Hitler was a uniquely monstrous figure in history. While I do not like Trump, he is not quite on that level.

At least not yet.

That said, there is evidence that Trump is indeed a fascist. It reveals itself fairly frequently and consistently, such as when he "jokes" about becoming "president for life" and running for a third term, and all of that. He clearly wants and pursues more power for himself, always and forever. He advocated delaying the last election, and then basically set up an insurrection when he did not like or accept the results of that election. He focuses on things which divides the people of the country, to the point where the country has never felt more polarized in recent times. He constantly questions democratic processes, has referred to the media as "the enemy of the people," and has advocated his supporters using violence to get what he wants. When asked outright, he did not deny that he would be a dictator, although he claimed it would be only on "day one." And in this campaign, he outright claimed that he would focus on revenge during his second term, and stated his belief that immigrants were poisoning the blood of the American people. Perhaps most alarmingly (as if all of that was not alarming enough), he promised his supporters to just go out and vote this time, and then they would never need to do it again. Nobody is really sure what he meant by that, but I don't think anyone is exactly assured by this. It's not the normal thing that any typical politician would say.

So is Trump a fascist?

Here's a Leeja Miller video exploring the topic:

Yes, Trump Is A Fascist