Does a Trump Win Mean Fascism? The Socialist View
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
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🗓️ 31 October 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump appear to be neck and neck in the presidential election, bringing the possibility of a second Trump term closer to reality. But would a Trump victory really bring the end of democracy and the rise of fascism? Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear put election 2024 in its historical context, reviewing key moments to understand this moment such as the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, the rise of Hitler's Germany, and the George Floyd uprisings.
Brian is joined by Eugene Puryear, an author and political organizer, and co-host of The Freedom Side LIVE, a live video show every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern on BreakThrough News.
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| 0:00.0 | The U.S. presidential election appears to be neck and neck. |
| 0:05.6 | Many are predicting a Trump victory. |
| 0:08.6 | What would a next Trump administration look like? |
| 0:12.2 | The Democrats are arguing, and some on the left, are arguing that this election is a fight |
| 0:16.8 | between fascism and freedom, between tyranny and democracy. |
| 0:21.5 | We need a new system. We need a new society. We need to demand that which may have |
| 0:28.3 | sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, but is not only realizable, but an |
| 0:33.7 | imperative necessity. Welcome to the Socialist Program. |
| 0:59.9 | I'm your host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:01.8 | Today we're talking with Eugene per year. |
| 1:04.4 | Eugene is an author. |
| 1:05.8 | He's a political activist. |
| 1:07.1 | He's the co-host of the Freedom Side Live, a live video show every Thursday at 3 to 5 p.m. |
| 1:14.2 | Eastern time here at Breakthrough News. |
| 1:17.7 | Eugene, welcome back. |
| 1:19.1 | Ryan, thank you so much for having me again. |
| 1:21.2 | Thank you. Eugene, elections sometimes do matter. |
| 1:25.3 | Of course, we had the election of 1860 that prompted the U.S. Civil War and ultimately the end of slavery in the United States, at least except for those who are incarcerated. The election of 1800 was a very important election. Again, we don't want to minimize the impact or importance of elections. |
| 1:44.9 | In fact, 2016 was an important election, I would say. |
| 1:48.9 | But this presentation by the Democratic Party that if Trump wins, it's sort of the end of democracy. |
| 1:56.6 | And it begs the question, let's talk about definitions and categories. Is Trump a fascist? |
| 2:03.7 | Will a Trump administration be a fascist administration? Are the Democrats right that this is a battle |
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