DoomsdaysCW<p>As Election Nears, Kelly Warns <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Would Rule Like a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictator</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnKelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnKelly</span></a>, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> met the definition of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a>.</p><p>By Michael S. Schmidt<br>Oct. 22, 2024</p><p>"In response to a question about whether he thought Mr. Trump was a fascist, Mr. Kelly first read aloud a definition of fascism that he had found online.</p><p>"'Well, looking at the definition of fascism: It’s a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarFight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ultranationalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ultranationalist</span></a> political ideology and movement characterized by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictatorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorial</span></a> leader, centralized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/militarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militarism</span></a>, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy,' he said."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version<br><a href="https://archive.ph/fSCbl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fSCbl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeDontNeedThatFascistGrooveThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeDontNeedThatFascistGrooveThing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DictatorOnDayOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DictatorOnDayOne</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FullOnFash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FullOnFash</span></a></p>