How Does Fascism scholar: Trump’s America is textbook authoritarianism Work?

Trump’s America is like a classroom where the teacher decides everything, and nobody can question them.

Imagine you're in a classroom, and your teacher says, "You will all do math problems today, no matter what." No one can argue. No one can choose to read a book instead. That's how authoritarianism works, like having just one boss who makes all the rules.

In Fascist classrooms (or countries), it’s even more strict. The teacher doesn’t just pick the subject, they pick who gets to be in the classroom, and who has to sit quietly in the corner.

Trump's America is like that: one person (Donald Trump) makes most of the rules, and people have to follow them, or else there might be a time-out (like getting sent to jail).

In normal classrooms, teachers can disagree. But in a Fascist classroom, everyone agrees with the teacher, even if they’re wrong.

That’s why some people say Trump's America is textbook authoritarianism, it looks like what happens in a very strict school, where one person is in charge of everything. Trump’s America is like a classroom where the teacher decides everything, and nobody can question them.

Imagine you're in a classroom, and your teacher says, "You will all do math problems today, no matter what." No one can argue. No one can choose to read a book instead. That's how authoritarianism works, like having just one boss who makes all the rules.

In Fascist classrooms (or countries), it’s even more strict. The teacher doesn’t just pick the subject, they pick who gets to be in the classroom, and who has to sit quietly in the corner.

Trump's America is like that: one person (Donald Trump) makes most of the rules, and people have to follow them, or else there might be a time-out (like getting sent to jail).

In normal classrooms, teachers can disagree. But in a Fascist classroom, everyone agrees with the teacher, even if they’re wrong.

That’s why some people say Trump's America is textbook authoritarianism, it looks like what happens in a very strict school, where one person is in charge of everything.