I have always enjoyed Rick Steves. He's from Seattle and is an American travel writer, author, activist and television personality. He has many programs on PBS. He travels the world writing about his adventures. He is very well educated. I enjoy his television shows and when I saw this article, I thought I would share it.
Who’s a fascist, anyway?
President Biden has called out Trumpism as “semi-fascism” — raising the ire of MAGA Republicans, who are slinging the word “fascist” right back at him.
“Fascist” is not a generic insult, like calling someone a “jerk” or an “a-hole.” Fascism is a political philosophy that drenches an entire society like honey drenches baklava. But rather than tasty, it makes you want to spit.
Seeing how democracies from Turkey to Hungary to our beloved America were being seduced by fascist demagogues and wannabe autocrats, I produced a one-hour TV special in 2018 that was designed to help Americans learn from Europe’s hard experience a century ago: www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
I produced this show as a patriotic duty for a country that is a part of who I am. My hope: that America would recognize fascism when it knocked at our door. Try watching just five minutes of this doc…
