Does Trump Care What You Want? No. Does that Make Him a Fascist? Yes.
Let’s boil this presidential election to its basics with this simple question:
Should American presidents care about what the people want and work to realize their will?
The answer to this question is as simple as the question itself.
Of course, American presidents need to care about what the people want and listen to them. This expectation is a condition our representative democracy itself. The president is supposed to represent the people and exercise authority to realize the will of people.
That’s the theory behind representative democracy. The people elect presidents, congressman, and other government officials to represent them because the candidates have proposed platforms responsive to their perspectives and wishes.
Now, fascist leaders, by contrast, are notoriously strong men who defy the will of the people and instead bend the people to their will. If one is realizing the will of the people and has their support, then, think about it, they really don’t need to resort to authoritarian strength, which is typically of a military or police variety.
So, where does Trump fit in here? Does he care what you want?
