Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich warned of the Donald Trump-inspired GOP’s development “towards changing into the American fascist get together” to take care of energy in a brand new essay for The Guardian.
Reich, who served as labor secretary in President Invoice Clinton’s administration, contrasted the Democratic Occasion as “nonetheless largely dedicated to democracy” to the GOP as “careening at excessive velocity towards authoritarianism. OK, fascism.”
As a major instance, the ex-Cupboard member cited Republican Tennessee lawmakers’ expulsion this month of two state Home Democrats for becoming a member of protesters in requires extra gun management after a college capturing.
“We're witnessing the logical end result of win-at-any-cost Trump Republican politics — scorched-earth techniques utilized by Republicans to entrench their energy, with no justification apart from that they can,” Reich mentioned within the article titled “The trendy Republican get together is hurtling in the direction of fascism.”
“With out two events dedicated to democratic means to resolve variations in ends, the get together dedicated to democracy is at a tactical drawback,” he warned. “Whether it is to outlive, ultimately it, too, will sacrifice democratic means to its personal ends.”
“Donald Trump isn't singularly accountable for this harmful development, however he has legitimized and inspired the ends-justify-the-means viciousness now pushing the GOP towards changing into the American fascist get together,” he concluded.
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