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Trump's Insurrectionists Were Fighting For Fascism, Not Democracy
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Trump's Insurrectionists Were Fighting For Fascism, Not Democracy

They have no idea what democracy means or why their actions were so contrary to it.

Feb 11, 2021
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Trump's Insurrectionists Were Fighting For Fascism, Not Democracy
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by Bob Cesca

WASHINGTON, DC -- As I watched the shocking video footage presented by the House managers in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, I was struck by something that hadn’t really occurred to me before. 

In addition to the crazy-eyed violence of Trump’s insurrectionist mob, I noticed the sporadic chants of, “USA! …

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