A third of Americans agree with Trump that immigrants ‘poison the blood’ of US

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A third of Americans agree with Trump that immigrants ‘poison the blood’ of US
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13% of Democrats agree with Trump on that.

What the actual fuck?

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The US has a growing fascism problem

It does not go away with Trump. I wish democrats would address it instead of pointing at Trump like he's an aberration

Fascism is the problem. Trump is a very notable symptom, but many others are also to blame for the fascism issue, including some democrats. I believe this fixation with Trump is due to people wanting simple answers to complex problems.

The fixation is because there is no clear line of succession. If he fails, who steps in? They'll splinter and fragment. They'll still be deplorable, but less effective when not united behind a single authoritarian leader.

Like how democrats splintered and fragmented when Biden stepped down?

They'll reform and continue gaining power in lower-level positions until the next election, like they've been doing since 2020

I cannot emphasize how naieve it is to think this problem will go away if all we do is beat trump, or even if he dies or gets incarcerated.

Democrats aren't authoritarians. It's a bad comparison. Democrats are always fragmented, it's virtually a defining characteristic. Post-Biden unity has been quite unusual.

The symptom is on the brink of winning everything.

When you have a 42 °C fever, you focus on the fever before worrying about the infection. Dead people don't need antibiotics.