Has TYT failed to help us discuss the direct fasicsm of the Trump/Vance/Musk administration? Also: The right's vicious and effective "Peekaboo Trolling" around defining and diagnosing fasicsm

additional points that did not fit in first post:

We could use improved help from Cenk and Ana, including inviting fully expert guests on that could help deal with this. There is a very good expert historian from Yale university who I think would make a good start.
https://communications.yale.edu/media/experts/all/timothy-snyder

Timothy Snyder Ph.D.

Richard C. Levin Professor of History
Field [International][Social Sciences/Politics]
Expertise Russia, Trump, Europe, democracy, authoritarianism

Here was a good article from last month that did a better job than usual, I thought, of helping us understand more about right-wing “peakaboo trolling” … trolling which has been slowing down their opposition, while they move toward increasing fascism.

COMMENTARY

Elon Musk’s salute falls flat: Why far-right trolling isn’t working this time around

As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk’s provocation, “People can officially stop listening to you”

By [Amanda Marcotte]

Senior Writer

Published January 22, 2025 6:00AM (EST)

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