Throughout human history, authoritarian governments were the norm. Emperors, empresses, kings, queens, and dictators of all types ruled their realms with iron fists. Within these dictatorships, however, were those handpicked advisors who advised at the will of the ruler. The voice of the people were rarely considered, but every dictator knew that to disenfranchise the ruled could lead to their overthrow should someone powerful enough could rise up and defeat them in battle or through court intrigue.
Democracy existed in form, if not in name, within the substrata of power throughout most of human history; such as, royal councils and tribal gatherings. Pure democracies; such as, ancient Athens proved to be weak and untenable. As a large decision making body, it lacked cohesiveness and was vulnerable to infighting and intrigue.
With the Enlightenment, however, the democratic idea reemerged. The flaws of a pure democracy created by unruly aristocrats gave way to the notion of the the ruled having a direct say in making the rules, regardless of aristocratic status. Out of this understanding the United States was the first nation to develop a constitutional republic comprised of three co-equal branches of government to limit the chaos created by a pure democracy. If not in fact, at least in principle the U.S. Constitution rights to individuals and minorities to be heard and recognized. It must be noted that the founding fathers of the United States were keenly wary of pure democracy and the tendency of its electorate to move towards totalitarianism; such as, the rise of fascism in the twentieth century and its emergence within the United States today.
What leads to fascism is largely connected with a nation's economic concern and the close connection between wealth and power. Democracy plays a limited role in fascism and is utilized to give a fascist state validity by being the choice of a given nation's electorate. Let us examine the reasons an electorate would vote in a fascist regime within a constitutional republic that relies of democratic principles.
CAPITALISM AND FASCISM
Where fascism has an opening to garner support is within capitalistic economies; especially, where unfettered capitalism creates economic inequality and instability. Since the early Twentieth Century there has always been a tendency towards fascism due to the economic fluctuations caused by unfettered capitalism and the Great Depression. I googled fascism and capitalism to illustrate the link between the two:
"Fascism and capitalism often converge during economic crises, where fascism acts as a protective, authoritarian shell for private property and capital. While fascist regimes in Germany and Italy allowed private ownership and profits, they suppressed labor unions and intervened heavily to align corporate interests with nationalistic state goals.
Key Aspects of Fascism and Capitalism:
Support for Capital: Fascist states generally protect private property and the profit motive, often forming a close merger between state power and large corporate interests.
Suppression of Labor: A core feature is the destruction of independent labor unions and the restriction of workers' rights to prevent threats to capitalist profits.
State Interventionism: While supporting private enterprise, fascist regimes often direct the economy through subsidies, state contracts, and national priorities, sometimes replacing market mechanisms with state planning.
Response to Crisis: Fascism frequently emerges when traditional, democratic, capitalist systems fail to manage extreme inequality or economic instability, leading to a shift towards authoritarianism to stabilize the system.
Complex Relationship: While fascists often use anti-capitalist rhetoric to attract support, they generally protect the structural existence of the capitalist class while eliminating its autonomy from the state.
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy were prominent examples where private firms, such as Volkswagen and I.G. Farben, flourished, and in some cases, saw increased profit, despite state control."
From Google Search, an AI Overview
Does any of the above sound familiar?
Does the above help to explain why so many multi-billionaires and corporate executives are supporting the Trump regime?
UNDERMINING THE CONSTITUTION
As with all totalitarian governments, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, the right to protest against the government, and freedom of religion as stated in the First Amendment are currently being attacked by the Trump Regime.
Read it for yourself:
The First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Under the Trump regime's use of ICE and its Border Control agents to go after both legal and illegal immigrants has resulted in the Fourth and Fifth Amendments being openly ignored.
The Fourth Amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The Fifth Amendment:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Under the Trump regime, citizenship is being questioned; in particular, people of color and increasingly anyone who is openly opposed to President Trump's handling of the immigration crisis that his regime has created in sanctuary cities in the U.S.. His regime has attacked the clear meaning of both the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Amendments.
The Fourteenth Amendment:
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
The Fifteenth Amendment:
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
President Trump's legal team and the regime's Justice Department are muddling the clear meaning of "All persons born or naturalized in the United States... are citizens of the United States.., "nor shall any State deprive any person... due process of law," "nor deny to any person ... equal protection of the laws." President Trump has urged Republican state legislatures to gerrymander voting districts to favor MAGA candidates in the upcoming mid-term elections based on race, ethnicity, immigration status, and voting statistics.
With regard to the rise of a fascism in the United States one must realize that while fascism can be the result of a democratic process that elects fascist leaders, it has nothing in common with the United States Constitution. Once elected to power, fascist will be an attempt to discredit democratic elections and institutions as in the Trump regime's attempt to "federalize" elections. Should that come to pass, it will make it easier to manipulate election outcomes.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT
GUN OWNERS BEWARE. The handwriting is on the wall. President Trump has already given notice that limiting privately owned guns from being carried in public is being questioned. He recently made a statement that guns have no place in public protests, due to Alex Pretti having one on his person as the reason he was shot ten times. Alex had a license to carry his gun on his person and was within his rights to do so while protesting against ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. The pretext that he was killed because he had a gun on his body caught the attention of gun owners nation wide and organizations like the NRA. President Trump has opened the door to question private gun ownership.
Fascists love their guns. What they don't like is anyone else having them. It is easy to predict that if the First Amendment is ignored, the Second Amendment will be history because, as a fascist see it, there will be no need for state militias or militias of any kind unless directly controlled by the federal (fascist) government. Any opposition to handing over one's guns will likely result in their forcibly being taken. Any opposition to the government will be largely impossible since owning a gun will likely be considered an act of insurrection. All totalitarian governments prohibit the vast majority of their civilians possessing guns.
This may sound like utter nonsense to those who see private gun ownership as sacrosanct to the American way of life, but is it? It is only to the extent that the current constitutional rule of law remains intact. Should the entire bill of rights, along with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are rendered mute, no legal means will exist to protect the gun ownership as Congress and the Supreme Court will act as a rubber stamp to whatever the regime dictates. This is not fantasy, it is happening in real time as conscientious, constitutionally-minded republican legislators and senators are resigning or refusing to run in the upcoming mid-term elections.
I have heard people defend the shooting of Alex Pretti because he brought a legally owned gun to the protests in Minneapolis. If you take away the right to bear arms as a protestor, the only guns allowed at a protest will be by fascist law enforcement agents Truly something to consider, no matter what one's political views are regarding guns.
DARVO
DARVO is a term every voting citizen should be aware of. DARVO is defined as a manipulative, three-stage defense mechanism—Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender—used by abusers to avoid accountability by turning accusations back on the victim. Coined by Dr. Jennifer Freyd, this tactic is common in intimate partner violence and narcissistic abuse to create confusion, induce self-doubt, and discredit victims. Key responses include recognizing the pattern, maintaining focus on the original action, and seeking support to counter the gaslighting effect." Google Search.
