Ross: The Nazification of the Repugnacon Party

Loretta J. Ross has been teaching about fascism for 30 years at Smith College, so she knows it when she sees it. And she sees in the Repug Party. The following is from her article in Counter Punch. I know, some snowflakes will see this as cancel culture against free speech. True, this is a call to cancel fascism and it is legitimate. By all means, let those claiming an attack on free speech for fascists make a fool of themselves, just like the history lesson of initially letting Hitler off the hook and the consequences of that.*

"The term 'Nazi' is not even strong enough to convey the opprobrium and disgust human rights activists feel for those who brazenly claim they are simply patriots with different opinions. From the White House, to the Congress, to the streets, they declared war on democracy. They are seditionists, co-conspirators, and neo-Nazis hiding in plain sight who chose to use whatever power, platforms, and microphones they had to overturn this system of government. Their apparent goal is an apartheid-like system in which an embattled minority of people rule over millions of people who oppose them. We must send an unmistakable signal that this will not be tolerated when a more competent neo-fascist seeks to gain permanent power in the Congress or White House in the future. [...] Republicans who encouraged this dangerous resurrection of fascism are already trying to erase what happened or describe it as simply a 'First Amendment Protest.' These apologists trying to launder their shredded reputations should be denied jobs, media opportunities, publishing contracts, and all other opportunities to spread their contempt for democracy."

*"Hitler led an insurrection against the German government in 1923 and was sentenced to five years in jail, served one, and used that leniency to commit the Holocaust. Never forget that premature forgiveness before accountability is dangerous. Fascists are violent because of who THEY are, not what WE DO–like the ordinary Germans who underestimated the Nazis and thought they were just another political party on the right. Germans who weren’t Nazis passively went about their normal affairs by denying the realities of their Jewish neighbors, all for the sake of 'unity.'"