AMERIKKKAN FASCISM
Could Donald Trump Become The American H*tler?
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This illustration is based off the article entitled "John Kelly: Trump Is A Wannabe Dictator" written Ryan Chatelain. In this article Kelly, the secretary for homeland defence, recounts his time with the previous president, Donald Trump, and believes that he [Trump] fits the very definition of a "fascist" and would love to be a dictator if he returns for a second-term at the White House in Washington, D.C.
"He's certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators. He has said that. So he certainly falls into the general definition of a fascist, for sure."
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"AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT" - a political system characterised by the rejection of "political plurality", the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions of democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law
"OLIGARCHY" - a small group of people having control of a country, organisation or institution / A country governed by an oligarch(y) / Government run by an oligarch
"FASCISM" - a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterised by a dictorial leader, centralised autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition and belief in a "natural" social hierarchy
"DICTATOR" - a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who obtained control by force
(e.g. of historical fascist dictators include and are not limited to the following: Benito Mussolini (Italia), Adolf Hitler (Deutschland), Francisco Franco (España), Ferenc Szálasi (Hungary), Oswald Mosley (The United Kingdom) and Plínio Salgado (Brazil)
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Artist: Anakin J. Manby
Title: American Fascism
Subtitle: The New Hitler
Date: Thursday - 18 April 2024
Medium: Procreate / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Canva
Dimensions: 1440 X 810 px
Resolution: 600
