As we watch the next federal administration taking shape and observe actions of the current American government, we should recognize fascism gaining influence.
I use an accepted definition of fascism from my American Heritage dictionary.
FASCISM:  A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merger of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism.
We will be governed by billionaires and election deniers in a nation that glorifies the military.  As a combat veteran I am troubled by our belligerent nationalism as evidenced by our worship of the military.  How many times must we watch the choreographed spectacle of Mom or Dad returning from an overseas deployment to surprise a child they never should have left in the first place.
Whether it’s Comanches in Texas, Buddhists in Vietnam, or Palestinians in Gaza, America has a long history of slaughtering indigenous populations and then awarding medals to the murderers.
Shame on Americans who would sacrifice freedom for fascism.
Bob Tammen
Soudan