How Fascism Works: A Warning for the U.S. | Amanpour and Company
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- Jason Stanley is a professor of philosophy at Yale University, and in his new book "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them," he explores the inner mechanics of fascism and the forces that drive dictatorships. Stanley joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain his concern at signs of fascism on the rise in the U.S.
Originally aired on July 23, 2020.
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I was very impressed. The remarks of the Yale Professor makes me at age 73 want to register for one of his classes. That will not happen (the commute would be a ‘killer’). Therefore, I will buy his book.
@Ken Hudson It's a shame the young need to buy and read it...hopefully they will, I'm 74 and am buying it also....Should be in schools also, would be a good thing.
@@heatherlee6468 Alright you youngsters, 77 here.
Greetings from the Philippines, where I moved in 2017, and living well just off my Social Security.
May I join you, and others here who confess to being as old as I am, and congratulations to us all! This was a very informative interview with the author, and I’m sorry I didn’t tune to it in July. I’ll take that class, if and when it’s offered online, or via Zoom. I’ve purchased the paperback copy and wait for the USPS delivery.
68 years old and living outside the US since the end of the Reagan presidency, which maybe some of you remember and are feeling uncomfortably familiar with what is happening now.
Ditto❗Ditto❗Ditto❗😁
Fascism is the marriage of corporate and state interests, Mussolini. In America corporations have been given the rights of citizens.
Fascism comes from the merger of Corporate and State bodies using the MILITARY and RELIGION as their enforcers.
Seems like corporations have more rights than citizens.
Citizens United casee : Supreme Court found that corporations are "people" and have free speech and EQUAL political rights. Thank You SCOTUS. It has to be overturned.
America has always been built on the interests of corporations over the people, it’s just getting more and more obvious as time passes for the masses.
Papi Chulo we need better leadership from the dems or a new Green Party.
"History doesn't repeat....it rhymes" - Mark Twain.
I hadn't heard this one. It is simply amazing.
It’s like poetry - George Lucas
Damn. I thought it would take a minute to get into to the meat of it, but the first sentence out of this gentleman's mouth is: "Fascism is an ideology based on power, loyalty, and fear of the Other..."
It gave me chills, because that's where we are.
Yeah. That first sentence really locked you in, didn't it?
Both sides of our political spectrum are fascists.
@@traewatkins931 How about the one that is rioting, looting, and destroying cities and their minority owned business district? The leftists are the ones creating chaos, Stanely seems to think this is a Fascist tactic but it is right out of the communist handbook.
@@traewatkins931, The GOP fear mongers minorities and Democrats, while the corporate Democrats fear mongers the Russia and Republicans. They're two sides of the same corporate coin. They pin us against each other, all the while making deals that benefit themselves and their corporate masters.
@@YouCanNOTvoteOutFascism Thank you.
Vote on November 3, 2020 like your Democracy is on the line.....because it’s most certainly is on the line.
FASCISTS CONTROL YOU. THEY SHUT DOWN YOUR BUSINESS, THEY QUARANTINE YOU EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SICK, THEY MAKE YOU WEAR A MASK. OH, LOOKS LIKE ALL THE DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS RIGHT NOW. YOU PEOPLE AGAINST TRUMP ARE THE TRUE FASCISTS. HE WANTS PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO STAY HOME AND GIVE YOU MONEY SO THEY CAN CONTROL YOU. WAKE UP AND STOP BEING SO UNGODLY STUPID. YOU ARE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY.
binka21 All those who remain in power or who are devoted to political party lines are the real problem because they do not focus on the actual issues and the alarming condition the world is in today. None of these parties will ever address the true needs of the people, but will instead take what the people need and use our resources to pay back their lobbyists, pay off their co-investors.
@Yoster Schnauss It changed a hell of a lot in 2016. I was homeless. I now run my own business with 16 employees. My wife and I bought our first house. I would have to say, voting changes EVERYTHING!! ( Would never have happened under Obama)
binka21 you’re the problem.
Vote for who the candidates suck
These are the times that try men's souls . . . Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered . . .
-- Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776
Our ancestors had to register for war. All we have to do to squash this fascist is to go VOTE! If you can't even do that, then you do not deserve a Democracy. Vote on Nov 3rd if you still haven't voted! Vote!
We're in a battle for the soul of America.
The gov't of the US is not, in any sense founded on the Christian religion. The United States of America should have a foundation free of the clergy.
-- George Washington
The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.
-- James Madison
This administration has taken "gaslighting" to another level.
@@erdelegy you saying Trump is gaslighting is just more gaslighting.
@@hoffman408 Um... no. Try looking up the definition of gaslighting and you'll realize how wrong you are.
@@rpwbass He's already too far gone. He follows this cultish group: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon
Hopefully he can find help, but the internet isn't the place for that.
@@JungleEd17 Ahhh. One of those deep thinkers, eh? That cult is populated on by idiots, rubes and mouth breathers.
Let's include Congress. Both sides and their partisan finger pointing and stalemates is killing us.
The Martin Niemöller quote comes to mind ....
" First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out ,
Because I was not a socialist .
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out ,
Because I was not a trade unionist .
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out ,
Because I was not a Jew .
Then they came for me .... and there was no one left to speak for me . "
Thank you for those words. They are as true and powerful today as the day they were written.
That gives me chills.
Because it's True History !
We are living in a time Warp. But we see what happened , We Can Change it this time.
We Must if America is to Survive.
I'm asking this in genuine sincerity, but if the U.S. is currently a fascist country, then why are all the opposition still blasting their headlines instead of being rounded up and silenced?
@@sonicluffypucca96 We are still in the beginning stages. Fake news. Fear of other religious groups. Controlling women, attacks on immigrants and the poor., open racism is seen as just being truthful and strong, Authoritarian's want dominance. They value beliefs over truth. You must be obedient. Education of the masses is not important because then you can't control them. Propaganda becomes truth. People need to wake up. It has happened over and over in history. We are now at the point where the pendulum doesnt swing we may not be able to stop it.
@@sonicluffypucca96 .... I believe it has to do with something called " The Enabling Act " , passed in 1933 . It allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany's parliament, laying the foundation for the complete Nazification of German society . trump is continuously claiming " Article 2 " gives him unlimited power and he keeps testing out his assertion constantly . But as we know , The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 , against trump in that he is NOT above the law , much to his dismay . Which does not mean he's giving up on his totalitarian fever dream anytime soon . If he was allowed to round up his opposition and send them to gulags , you can be sure he'd do it in a heart beat . Hence the reason he constantly tries to sows seeds of doubt , by questioning the media's veracity and calling them the " Enemy of the People " . Right out of the Fascists play book !!!
My husband and I were really worried when the Patriot Act was passed because we were afraid of this as the first step to getting exactly where we are now.
I knew even then as they assured us it was temporary, it would be permanent. Just the beginning of the systematic dismantling of our Constitution.
Anything with the word 'Patriot' in it will be dangerous
I knew we were in trouble when banana republic words such as "homeland" started popping up.
T/Y Emily French for not swallowing the Pablum being fed us out of fear at that singular moment. The rulers seized upon and capitalized that fear as an excuse to abridge many of our constitutional liberties which have never been restored.
Maybe the first step was the assassination of JFK 🤷🏻♂️
"Fascism is lawlessness in the name of law & order."
Nope. Fascism is anarchy in the name of peaceful protest.
Seek, you really don't know history do you?
@@uniquelylily1166 Keep watching PBS, Democracy Now and listening to NPR, while your party is being destroyed by Marxists and Islamists from within.
Surprise, surprise did I hit another nerve? I don't watch much tv frankly. I actually read and oh...wait for it... I listen to your fascist narcissist leader because I keep my friends close, but my enemies closer. I've heard enough garbage spewing out of his mouth. Thats proof enough for me. And with Steve Bannon as an original cohort? Perhaps you're a card-carrying member of his cult?
But he's in for a rude awakening, we know it and he knows it too. He's running scared. Fascism takes a minute to propagate and he's been propagating with his base for quite awhile, long before the election. And now he's using our money to pay for it and the Presidential pulpit to spew the devisiveness. We have systemic problems in this country and a virus that threatens to kill us all along with a possible economic collapse. He's not mentally stable enough to handle it, that's obvious. After all his own father died from Alzheimers . Germany couldn't get close enough to Hitler to check his mental stability either. The GOP controlled Senate is going down with him come November. I've seen a real Republican President and he isn't it. We need a real adult to walk in the room.
Why thank you. Stay safe, stay strong. Stay hopeful!
Well-spoken Prof Stanley! WE are our institutions / WE are our universities. This is the most intelligent, cogent interview I've seen throughout this age of banal terror.
Joel Applegate - You are right. It really did start with Newt Gingrich and his defining Democrats as the other.
Banal terror? Have you seen what the protesters have done to Portland?
Of course I have, because I pay attention. It's clear from your question that your lens is skewed, or you are not paying attention. The terror you should be worried about are citizens being dragged into unmarked cars by anonymous police forces. This is what you call America? Would allowing those police forces to operate with no check make America great again, circa 1840? I'm no snowflake, so if you push back against this in support of unbridled authoritarianism let me apprise you of the fact that these Portland protests are in a two-block area, and consist mostly of graffiti and profanity. Conservative press - the actual fake news - loves to blow this up for their corporate lobbyists. there's no compromising with tyranny of this kind. There's only resistance until a fair, just, equitable, and non-racist social contract is firmly in place. From Newt to the tea party to the treasonist himself, it is the lovers and enablers of authority who will be last to recognize themselves as their victims.
You're a weird mob! I majored in History of the Great Powers, back then it was USSR and USA, AS AN OUTSIDER I look at all I can find and read these comments are I can only see two alternatives. And as my best friend was an ex NAVY SEAL and I have spent time in the States where I found everyone to be friendly and skin tone was irrelevant. First I see people who are so close to what is happening that they are blind or, secondly they are so closed minded that they won't see or hear anything that is not to their liking.
@Christina Welk Hello there, I was just wondering if you were addressing me or someone else, I am new to this form of Comm's so if I have made a blunder I apologise. If you want to discuss definitions on the other hand I would be happy to do so, fortunately I can quote Primary sources so I am not going to just regurgitate hearsay evidence that is, of course, inadmissible in court. But I thank you for your reply.
“Fascism is lawlessness in the name of law and order.”
Or maybe lawlessness in the name of defeating fascism?
Alex Frigino #Pres Trump is being shown as Enforcing not policing #Democrats’ send in trouble makers! State mayor not protecting local business but outsiders that go to ‘loot’ so President ‘clearly’ announced to not go there ‘Not’ unusual during floods hurricanes covid but AGAIN #Media turning all around to make Trump a bad guy! Your all useless to us if your aginst us people not lies! Your guests make President into a bad guy why? Cause he sees through all the BS?
😣
Please tell:
Who are you quoting?
@@paulmoore7064
Pease elaborate...?
💯 Correct. Thank you so much, Professor Stanley, for the succinct and clear summary of the danger of the process of Fascism that is facing us.
I think he was very disingenuous in his analysis. He is trying t fit the evidence to his conclusion. But if he followed the evidence he will see Trump is not fascist. He wouldn't even know what it means. He is just a showman and the fascists are supporting him. The fascist are his supporters and the police. And the US military.
gur rah six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Chicken and egg.
Doesn’t matter.
America morphed into Amerika
is the issue.
@@chugalongway01 ....you don't have to know what you're doing to actually do it.....if what Trump does coincides with what fascism is, it makes him a fascist whether he realizes it or not....and I don't think this guy is disingenuous.....there are the odd things you could call him on, but his general analysis is convincing.....
Seeeds? No it has firmly taken root and is flourishing.
It’s so obviously true. We need it to boomerang against him.
Covfefe 2020.
Way too light. Was is the problem?
And it's being lovingly fertilized with bullshit
The US has been fascist since at least the Vietnam War. It's not a seed
It's a full blooded jungle
I was posting that list of Warnings of Fascism when the patriot act was signed. Nobody ever listens to me.
I said the same thing, nobody listened to me either. Dick Cheney and his minions laid the groundwork for what Trump is doing now.
I listened
Me too. The writing was in the wall.
George Vlachos - Unfortunately, as a whole, we Americans are often listening to the wrong people. We listen to what we should not and don't pay attention when we should.
I've reposted it twice a year for years. Only preaching to the choir sometimes. The people it fits never get it and only comment "Sounds like libruls" derp derp. Their lack of self-awareness is almost as astounding as their hypocrisy and projection.
How could one not see this clear and present danger.
Us non Americans saw it. We saw it every time we came or planned to come to the US and had to deal with the hostility of just CBP.
I'm a white male and you'd think that would help. It certainly did, yet I still felt subhuman when being treated by at least one of their officers. I don't want to know what some non-white tourists have to go through.
It sure doesn't help that Republicans managed to get the term "illegal alien" coined for migrants, or even "alien" for simple tourists.
@@Karlthegreat84 We Americans saw it too. More people voted for Hillary. We have an outdated electoral college system. In all honesty both choices were awful.
You should probably start paying attention to the dangerous mobs in the street
@@jusone9802 But that's not true to the extent you think. As an outsider I can tell you Hillary was a great choice. The narrative "both are horrible" is a purely Republican narrative, well mostly. It was also fed by some sore Sanders supporters.
* The mail issue was a non-starter. Yes, it's a stupid thing to do. But it's stupid. Let alone the Trump admin does it much worse ever since getting into office.
* The amount of experience in relevant (!) public office (i.e. on a federal level) was crushing, especially compared to Trump, but also compared to any of the other roughly 9374293742 Republican candidates.
* Again, speaking as a foreigner, she is extremely well-known and it would have ensured a very good standing in foreign countries who knew who they'd be dealing with. It turns out that being reliable (cf. withdrawal of support for the Syrian Kurds, one of the worst backstabbings in modern history) is incredibly important for your political and economic standing in the world.
* Speaking as a foreigner: I can say that most people in foreign countries quickly realised Trump is a phony. I mean the fact that he went bankrupt over a casino (ok, technically he didn't, the casino did), tells you pretty much everything you need to know. The mocking of a disabled journalist and the pussy tape opened pretty much anyone's eyes.
* Meanwhile you have a Hillary Clinton who Republicans have been trying to pin scandals and other stuff on since her Arkansas days and they didn't succeed.
And yes, your electoral university is a farce. Get rid of it, but it's by far not your only problem:
* First past the post and single member districts
* Citizens United.
* The judiciary system is quite horrible on all levels. Electing judges and DAs, politicians appointing judges by party lines. "But muh control of the judiciary". Well, tough luck, most voters have no clue about laws anyway. And let's not talk about the hellhole that jury trials are.
* Possibly also primaries... (in the current setting often encouraging the most radical candidates, especially on the Republican side)
* Thinking there has to be a contrary position to literally anything.
Karlthegreat84 Yes! I’m an elderly white Canadian, a neighbour and ally(!) and have always felt uncomfortable and unwelcome crossing the border.
Professor Stanley was right to blame Newt Gingrich, but he should also have blamed Ronald Reagan, author of the canard, "Government isn't the solution; government is the problem." It was Reagan who sent us spiraling down the path to corporatocracy, an economic/political system which requires and demands fascism.
And Bill Clinton put a giant exponent on it.
Reagan " started the ball rolling." The
presidents after him added to it and Trump has "blown it up" to a huge mountain.
@@stp479 Yes, BUT the people who wrote the bills he signed get almost no blame. They should, because they are the ones who thought this stuff up, and where it came from helps people understand more clearly that it is not one person.
Tom Cordle - Very few people recognize that it was Reagan who began the notion that it's all the government's fault. He did so much harm during his presidency and few people talk about it.
The men behind Reagan were the real problem, but he was their perfect pitchman and executive to advance their ideological plans. Strangely enough Reagan started out as aLiberal Democrat before Darth Vader (corporate executives and cast) pulled him towards the dark side of the force.
After the failed coup attempt I would say this man's book is a must read.
Agreed.
It's always interesting to review what folks were saying prior to such an inflection point.
No........the so-called “coup” already occurred.
a coup attempt by about 2000 unarmed mums and dads? come on.
Indeed!
@@seandonoghue2347 So a coup attempt has to have a certain number? And even with that small number they came really close to being successful.
"Fascism is lawlessness in the name of Law and Order" - 6:02
"Chaos is what they thrive on" - 7:21
@Christina Welk You didn't watch the video. But why would you? You're a Russian Bot.
This video is so dumb he keeps contradicting himself.
Isn't that what government had become long before Trump became POTUS?
@Christina Welk Nope. Democrats are simply standing up to injustice. You may favor the false peace of oppression over the true peace of justice, but that is not the American way. By your standard the Revolutionaries of the American Revolution were morally wrong for fighting an oppressive British Crown. Or the Civil Rights marchers were wrong for challenging Jim Crow Segregation (those Southern establishment also called them "communists"). Hell, the 1930s industrialists even said FDR was a communist. Read a more in-depth history book before you say such things.
@@joshstubbs7582 If he is contradicting himself, show us point by point how he does so. Mere rhetoric doesn't disprove what he says.
This is a terrifying moment in American history. Very challenging to live through it.
It is truly disturbing. How do the present circumstances reflect a government of the people by the people and for the people. I'm hard pressed to see such a notion as a reflection of what is transpiring. We must admit as we watch these events that we do not have a government of the people, by the people and for the people at the moment. Uncle Sam has his fingers in his ears and he is unable to hear us.
@@hermenutic why don't you move to China if you like Communism so much.
hermenutic oh, sorry... that was meant for the asshole commenting following you... I’ll correct- my aplogy
@@hoffman408 Nobody mentioned communism. Nobody on the left cares about communism.
You're a brainwashed idiot.
@Tinita Bondi yeah that never happened.
"The price of loyalty is incompetence"
See former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's book "Fascism: A Warning", published in April of 2018. An excellent read and an excellent listen on Audible.
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"We think the price is worth it" Madeline Albright when referring to the cruel sanctions imposed on the Iraqi people
Madeline Albrigth is a monster that murdered hundreds of thousands of Iraqi babies in the 90s. She belongs in the Hague.
@@flwoods1 You're living in a fantasy world, my friend. She was secretary of state, not attorney general, and had nothing to do with Waco. See psychological help immediately.
Mrs Albright an her worthless boss have blood all over them to starve children an there family's impacted up to millions of people an what these people did to the world they are bringing the same tactics home on the American people wake WTFU.
@@artofmusic303 Then you know what she did...... You didn't answer @ZidaneKuja on his point I notice.
Oh she’s a total thug. She has no credibility.
PBS series "The Dictators Playbook" is highly recommended to follow up this lecture. Thank you. Excellent clip.
nrs here is a must read for this interview www.amazon.com/dp/B089S7LNFB
The only thing this man is afraid of is low book sales. If you think about what he is saying the democrats are the fascists. The press is publishing lies, they have already been undermined within by the democrats. He speaks of militia rule but the rioters and protestors are the out of control bullies. Federal troops were only sent in after 50 days of chaos and criminal activity. If you can't see that clearly, and blame Trump, well you are in for a rude awakening because full democratic rule will make you lives miserable.
@@eleanorc.6659 Not a single thing you just said is reflected in reality.
@@eleanorc.6659 what on Earth are you talking about... The Republican Party is in power, they are the ones doing this.
Thank you!
Sleep walking into a nightmare.
People questioned if the system still worked during the Nixon presidency.
i think a disaster is coming anyhow . its unstoppable. happening already.
thank you Jason and excellent interviewer.
America will be socialist in ten years thank you Trump.
@@lynregan1896 will be fascist thanks to him and the people that think everything is communism. You are the one not seeing it.
It is here. Has been for some time. We failed to acknowledge it.
I've heard it said that people will go for tyranny over chaos every time. It follows that if the government can ferment chaos, then they can install tyranny unopposed...
Create a problem, incite reaction, and then provide a ready made solution to the problem that was created in the first place.
@@tachyontee3877 The net winner is the billionaire class sitting above the fray.
It also follows that if the Left thinks the way to understandably protest the clearly unjustified murder of George Floyd and other Black people, is to:
>Burn down Police Pricints and Courthouses
>Small businesses, even ones owned by Black People
>Looting $3,000 Gucci handbags from Stores
Then the "Right" in the persons of Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, etc will exploit it 1,000%
The Government did not "ferment the Chaos" gripping Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minn for 100 days or more, beginning June 1st, 2020, that was Antifa and other people.
Like Antifa and BLM.
Yeah, a spoonful of chaos makes the tyranny go down.
When Fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in our flag and carrying a bible.
The mightiest tool against fascism is ironically the Bible. It's time to open and read again exactly what is written in the books of the Bible and demask the religious hypocrits and fascists who love to hide behind the Bible in sanctimoniousness and perversion.
However, whoever seeks and finds understanding of the Bible, learns that the wrath of the Spirit of God will remain on all evil-doers, fascists, hypocrits and abusers of the freely spoken Word of God - into all eternity.
A little consolation for a moneyloving, heart- and thoughtless generation. 🍷📜🗿⏳
"This is not who we are!"
Americans - everyday.
There are more dogs in America than there are people because the dogs show us how we could now be, would now be and should now be if we had never been LIED to. Dictators can teach dogs and children to attack what is Labelled "ENEMY" otherwise dogs remain more HUMAN that the predators we trained using mere words, our lies, behind these invisible borders now dividing Humanity from itself.
Fascism will come to America with a Bible wrapped around an American flag.
Delta 38 like trump holding a bible after he cleared a peaceful protest and his habit of hugging flags and condemning those who take a knee.
Nope. Look at Portland and other democrat-controlled cities, regressive leftists/fascists are on the march.
@Seekthetruth3000
Most cities has been controlled by Democrats for decades, what’s your point dummy? Leftist are not fascist, they’re both radically distinct ideologies 🤣
Delta 38 correct. The mixing of church and state is one of the fourteen warning signs of fascism.
@@chaoticsandino2916 The democrat party has been taken over by Marxists and Islamists.
Answer: yes. Now, let’s demand action against this while we still can.
Also, vote the dictator-wannabe out this November.
We went through this in the late 60s and early 70s. The National Guard killed peaceful protesters against the Viet Nam war. The Democrats were in charge then. Now with the GOP it is the same thing. Answer? The ballot box.
@@garycorbett148 The example in Ohio, was basically an accident, this situation is far, far more deliberate set up by outside forces and masterly crafted. This is a train wreck in slow motion and we still have time to pull the plug on this President. If we don't vote him out in November, we as a Country are doomed.
@@rwhunt99 I agree 100%. Unfortunately he will refuse to leave and we will have to find someone with balls to remove him. He has dismantled according to Putin playbook so CIA will have to go rogue and save the Country. Then all the enablers should be put to trial
Your power is in your Vote! ua-cam.com/video/4lUO9s9t4Vw/v-deo.html
People look back at hitler and wonder why the world didn't rise up and stop him early on. I believe that one day long past my life or my kids lives people will wonder the same thing about trump. If you can't see anything wrong with trump and the state of our country now one day you will have to face up to that so make note now as you won't understand how you could of gone along now with how things are.
Mike Young
Except, HITLER CAME FROM THE LEFT, he was a member of the National Socialist Party, before he joined the Nazis.
That’s right, a leftist “NATIONALIST.” A WHITE SUPREMACIST LEFTY. He never referred to himself in his books as anything but a socialist. The left dominated universities have glossed over this to put the blame on the alt right.
There was a shooting in America about 6-12 months ago, of some HISPANICS by a white gunman.
The media immediately began to run, White supremacist alt right headlines, until the police found journals at the shooters house.
He wrote about his belief in socialism and his intention to vote for Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 election.
He wrote that he hated Pres Trump and couldn’t wait for America to become a socialist country.
He was a Democrat but hated immigration, and especially Hispanics. He was a Nationalist like Hitler.
Surprise, a White supremacist, left wing Nationalist. A White Supremacist Democrat.
Something the Democrats and their fake media would have you believe can’t exist.
If you ask me most of the violence and death over the last century has come from leftist, communistic, ( globalist) regimes.
@8alot4t When someone like Trump is lying and distorting to the people in order to get power and bypass democracy, why would it matter 2 cents whether he's from the left or right???
@8alot4t I must be tired - I'm in the middle of moving house and mis-clicked: my point was directed at Cheryl Lawlor's churning out the old "Hitler was a socialist, therefore (in this case) Trump cannot be a fascist etc" chestnut. Trump certainly still has enough party backing, despite a few bravely speaking up. Others who might want to rebel are probably wary of the repercussions.
@@TOOTSWEET61 I think the case you mention of the "lefty" supremacist is clearly SO rare as to be insignificant compared with the thousands of "right wing" supremacists. And when someone like Trump and his people are continuously lying to and conning the public to subvert democracy (he said he wants to prevent postal voting, although he does it himself!!), why would it matter 2 cents whether he is from the left or right??
@@TOOTSWEET61 this one again... smh Hitler co-opted the term "socialist " for two reasons. One was because he wanted to eliminate the actual socialist party in Germany and bring in their voters. The other was to rebrand it to mean socialism for the white, aryan people but exclude everyone else. You guys seem to think we are as simple minded as yourselves.
Notice how trump stands when receiving applause at his rallies, chin up and jutting out. Then find videos of Mussolini at his rallies.
Ooh. You’re right and I hate that haughty look. I just wanna. Punch him in the gob.
Kelvin Bergsten Of course he is. If he has studied anything, he has studied this. He is all about image. An empty, booming vessel.
Years and years ago I took a course in pottery. Just to have some fun. And we had to make something from Clay. Not thrown but formed. But totally by hand. And I made what looked like a duck. Sort of. But sadly the duckbill stuck out and up some and the way the butt was angled it looked like, "a corn cob had been stuck up his ass. ". And I still laugh about that duck to this day. And that was in the 70s when I did this. So I am ancient now. I guess maybe that was a premonition of what Donald the Duck was going to look like after a while. I don't know. But thanks for the memory. Peace to all... stay alive. We need your vote
This is such a superficial comments. You don’t judge a book by its cover.
Democracy Our But when tyou open up the book and you start reading it and crap comes out and slaps you upside the head, Well...it pretty well speaks for itself.
Seeds sown? We have a whole crop ready for harvest! The U.S. is a failed state.
funlawchic - it is a failing state, failing to muster a 21st century vision of democracy and clearly communicate those values to build a more equitable society. This is why we have protests, and an extremely dissatisfied populace.
“When they go after the federal buildings, all bets are of.” An unfortunately timely quote.
I have read this professor's articles, he is very good.
You can have a democracy or you can have Trump. You can't have both.
Please explain in detail, what Trump and his Administration is and has done wrong??? -I'm waiting!
@@SirCricket Sorry to keep you waiting, but if you can just wait till after Jan 20th 2020 all will be made clear in the criminal charges against the outgoing president.
Jenni Reid We never had a Democracy . We are a Republic. Trump is the fighting for the country. Biden is just a puppet trying to destroy the country
Fact
@@christiansoldier77 YOU ARE A LIAR.
Jason Stanley shares vital information and he now has to figure out how to scale his knowledge well out of Yale and into the hands of millions.
Greg Grandin’s book Empire’s Workshop. We are seeing the domestic manifestation of what the US did in Latin America and then in the Middle East. Unaccountable hypermilitarization.
Donald Trump has always thrived on chaos. People from "The Apprentice" and the multiple books published about the white house describe Trump thriving on chaos. Without meaning to, this man is describing Trump perfectly.
Amen, Cory!!!
No, he means it. He intention is to show that this. Is. Trump.
Haha, Democrats are causing trouble from day one, right after Trump’s election. This is just sick to my stomach. Instead of working together for a better America, those guys try to go again it! Wait to see how the silent majority vote my man!
@@democracyour6579 ask Mitch McConnell if he can work with anyone anymore. He can't even get Republicans in line anymore. He has stopped all bills from the House. He won't even allow debate on them. Trumpnis just a patsy and isn't dealing well w presidency. Writing is on the wall.
@@democracyour6579 you don't even see an autocratic when its biting you in the face.
Professor Stanley you hit the nail right on the head.
we need to eliminate liberal activists philosophers psychologists historians journalists and religious leaders in order to have a better society without free radicals that is controlled by a one party state china tolerates none those six groups.
we should be concerned about seeing SS on the streets . Amazing analysis . Fred Trump taught his son well
Michele Weismann People need to read this book and remember www.amazon.com/dp/B089S7LNFB
@@rwgoodship3653 Thanks but I for one don't need a book . I was born in 41 in Marseille, France. I am mourning my gratitude for the american soldiers who fought and died to free us. It is a relief to see that there are some people like Jason Stanley who "gets it" and can explain it clearly.
And I am glad there are some very smart americans like the ones in front of congress, so that I can stay home watching UA-cam and get some meds without having to go out to a drugstore in search of the covid19 .
I think "Groomed" is a more fitting choice of words. To suggest that Fred Trump taught his son implies that Fred showed his son HOW to think, NOT what to think.
You cannot serve God and Mammon; nor can you serve God and Trump.
Humanity is Science based, god is not! Trump is garbage that’s got caught in the political system. America your democracy and election has been compromised. Come November You have the Chance to some Remedial Work. Us Aussies are with You 👍🏾
Keep religion out of politics, that fiction is part of the problem .
America needs reality not more fake mews.
and all the 'smart people' that know this, and have known this, are powerless to stop it...?
@John Nordby how does one vote early when I plan to vote in person at our local polling place
See #11 :(
@bobby bee Some of the governors have been courageous in resisting this menace. There are still good and decent men and women in government. But, they are faced with a behemoth without mercy or conscience.
@bobby bee Stand up and fight this. We, the people are losing all of our freedoms!
Lived in a dictatorship (Panama) during part of my childhood......tear gas on my street. Still remember the smell. My uncle was taken away by military police. His crime: he was running for the senate in our state.
USA will become like Panama, soon. What goes around comes around.
#funnyNotfunny the way I see so many of us who left countries fleeing this craziness and violence and demagoguery contemplating going back! I literally never thought I'd see my brother consider moving from the US...he was as patriotic an Eagle baking an American Flag colored Apple Pie on the 4th of July...he's been looking at what South American country would be the best one to immigrate to where he can take advantage of his double-citizenship...This is horribly unfunny.
Yes. I wish I could go back to the U.K.
I was in the US when Noriega took control in Panamà, I would call my Mom, and we had to be very careful about what we talked about.
Americas don't reàlize how easily their country and government can change to the worse.
When the State can do things you can't, when the state demands absolute submission; You're in fascism.
That's not it.
The State can always do things you can't.
The state is always going to do things that the citizen cannot . Such as build bridges , run the fire service , construct roads etc. Where is this mythical state that demand absolute submission ?You are creating a fantasy monster as a target for your own paranoia .
@Ja Cotter You like making shit up and spewing it around, don't you? Statistically, cities have the highest crime rates no matter the color of the state, Einstien. It takes people to commit crimes, where the most people are is where the most crime is.. although the meth problems are mostly in the red states because poverty breeds crimes of desperation.
"There are many that do not know they are fascist but will when the time comes." - Ernest Hemingway "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
@Ja Cotter But true. I understand it makes no sense to cultists. It is what it is.
Oh hey, thanks I am going to read the book again. It's important to remember the past and this genius took his own life. Read "Marcus Aurileus" and the "Tao," not "The Gulag" and remember "The Ides of March" or "Mein Kampf."
THIS. IS. THE. MOST. IMPORTANT. STORY. RIGHT. NOW.
"Boring, democratic government"- it sounds like a beautiful dream..
Began with Gingrich....agree absolutely!!
no question-- he was an inveterate liar
Privately owned and run charter schools funded by public dollars are the fertile ground in which seeds of fascism are being sewn. I lived it to know it.
Yes and Trump put DeVos in charge of education... Just ugh.
Odd considering hundreds of charter schools exist in California and they're multicultural and excellent. The entire message u posted is absolute bullshit and clear proof u didn't go to charter.
Now, stop complaining about school, ur stupidity and dropping out at 2nd grade is not a badge of honor. If ur state were capable of building more schools and hiring more teachers than they would. But they wont. Congratulations
Devils Music Well, well... aren’t you the walking, talking ad for charter schools? DeVos much? Your alias is appropriate. Professional proponents of charter schools are quite Machiavellian and sinister. Charter schools were created for two reasons and two reasons only: indoctrination of children and the transfer of wealth.
@@LydiaSings Hilarious. Indoctrinate our children for what outcome?
@@LydiaSings So you're trying to sell this insane idea that Charter schools, with black, brown, Asian, white teachers and students are really just cover for a FASCISM factory?
That's some insane shit and u should seek help.
Being sown? They were sown in the 1930's. Its harvest time now
"We need to be aware of politicians who have more loyalty to their political party than multiparty system"
Profound and universal quote that applies multidimensionally.
If these ‘officers’ are that violent towards citizens just imagine how they treat non-citizens...
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Spartan 506 Did you watch and understand this video?
@@jamesmedina2062 obviously he didn't and that is how fascists rise to power. People like spartan 506 can't see that they are being manipulated.
great interview with jason stanley. thanks to everyone at "amanpour & company". you guys are wonderful ! 💙
Great interview! I learned so much about Fascism and how it works! @Amanpour & Co, good job!
How it works? Where? Name a fascist country.
resist America resist we the people are strong
We need to rewrite our laws
Are they being sown? They were planted 3 1/2 years ago. They are bearing fruit right now!
More respect for education and more money for teachers and schools would be a help to rebuild the system. An informed electorate would be less vulnerable to manipulation -- surely?
Republicans have wanted to privatize everything, and is always the next step toward fascism because only friends and family are offered the resources...(concentration of wealth should mean something right now)..
@Christina Welk Trump has created a shadow government because the legal / structure of the U.S. government can't be changed overnight. He and his cronies are doing the changes to benefit a few....not you or your family.
@David Renton Based
It's not even a money problem. It's an executive problem. The way they carry out education needs to be altered.
@@legalconsultant861 Oh god, here's the "REPUBLICANS ARE ALL FASCISTS" guy. You do realize true acts of fascism are coming from the left. The left is calling for re-education camps for children, the left is the side trying to shut down political opposition, the left is the one calling for violent against Trump supporters and Republicans. The left is the one constantly trying to pass gun registration and regulation bills. I don't blame you, I blame the stupidity of the education system. You lack a critical thinking process, and you were tailored to attack those that disagree with you.
This has been going on for over 200 years to Native Americans.
Interenting, see "trail of tears" 1839 ??
Our history.
That makes me so sad. I learned about the trail of tears when I taught at OU for a year as a Visiting Professor. Had no idea how bad it was. Shameful.
200? Even sadder if you say 500 years, and more accurate.
Alvin Cook. And this has been going on for the last1440 years www.thereligionofpeace.com so what is the difference?
_"DHS has been in the business of protecting [government] structures, federal buildings 10 years ago, yesterday, today"_ -- But not once have they asked themselves, "Why do we NEED to protect these buildings from the masses of people that are lashing out?" Sure, I can understand protecting these buildings from individual actors, but once you have to protect these buildings from MASSES of people, you should really be stepping back and asking yourself why you need to be protecting the government FROM ITS OWN PEOPLE.
Or maybe we need to ask why the people need to protect themselves from our own government.
@@jalatlaco9827 That, too, for sure!
Like I always say, "the greatest of all immorality is brutality."
Why can Americans not see this, i mean its not rocket science, look around the world, read history books.
yes, read history books.......books written by egotistical, self-proclaimed, 'experts',
@@craigward7691 An opinion based entirely on no evidence and only on biased speculation. As a logician your reasoning is entirely fallacious. Go back to your conspiracy theories...
Read? How charming. Since the advent of smartphones that has become passe. Especially the reading and study of history.
In Craig Ward's response you have your answer, Sandpiper. When a nation becomes full of people incapable of accepting information that contradicts what they want reality to be, and who hold learning in contempt, this is what we get. Decades of dumbing down the American populace, come to its logical conclusion.
@StevyJo256 why do you conservatives like to pretend you don't own everything?
His definition sounds like Trumps playbook. Trying to emulate his hero Putin
I could stand some boring . The only thing I feel threatened by is police , homeland security, Corona virus and global warming.
Karla Allen and his other hero. www.amazon.com/dp/B089S7LNFB
Notice there is no fascist snowflakes Trump trolls.... Stating 20/20 Trump for prison...
"We are our institutions." I appreciate Jason Stanley for reminding us of this. We breathe a sigh of relief when "our institutions hold up." But we forget that all it takes is for individuals to become compromised and to choose to undermine those institutions.
Outlaw slavery in our for profit prisons.
I learned alot from this segment and the timing was perfect.
Same here, Amanpour is the best show on PBS.
You were fed leftist propaganda. Read "Unfreedom of The Press " by Mark Levin.
@@Seekthetruth3000 I'll go to Fox for propaganda.
@@StevensOpinions Or you can watch PBS, Democracy Now, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Listen to NPR, read the Times, the Post...you leftists are immersed in propaganda.
@@Seekthetruth3000 We all are regardless of party affiliation. The left and the right want us at each other's throats. If you don't know that then you are ignorant.
The Black Panther Party of Self Defense said that Black people were living in fascism years ago...
Black people and native Americans have always understood the rot that is the foundation of USA.
@@barbarahenninger6642 Hear, hear!
And when Black people picked up guns to protect themselves, the NRA wanted gun control! Mulford Act 1967.
This should be taught in school. We need better education
Denis Daly, we are not taught to think. We are taught to regurgitate ANYTHING we are fed.
Communism is taught in schools. We need to defund the public schools.
denis daly Never was education in the United States it is Indoctrination racism... Fascist lawlessness...
Thank you for this great interview! (From Switzerland)
These elections are the chance to stop the Trump fascists! If it does not succeed, it will be very difficult!
When empires collapse they come home to feed.
And when it's more profitable to be a vulture on your own culture, verses building it up.
BEAU of the fifth column talked of this a few days ago.
We must not only vote to big to rig, but we need to start speaking up!
Howdy there, internet person.
@Samara Hamilton
Sure it was a typo. "Too big to rig" is a meme going around.
Brown shirt in Nazi party is an example.
11:33 "What we need is boring, democratic government again"
@Christina Welk and we need to be a real democracy. Republics are Fascist.
@Christina Welk There are 60,000 homeless people living right on the streets of Los Angeles. This Republic does not serve them and it has thrown them in the gutter. There are no homeless people in either Russia or China because a place to live is a right of citizenship. We need a simple boring democracy that protects and honors the most helpless and vulnerable members of our society.
Amen, Amen, Amen.
Trump is concerned about two things and two things only: making you afraid of it then telling you who to blame for it.
He's Winning and you are whining!
@@SirCricket Russian troll
SGC 1 - You are half right... I’m whining.....✨💖✨.... big time and have no plans to stop until trump is out of office. Continue to have fun with your POV.
@@JEiowan Pace yourself, only 3 1/2 years to go. Then you can unwhine
Exactly.
"Acting Secretary......." Not confirmed by the senate.
Trump said he prefers “acting”. This way he can control them without accountability If they are not confirmed, their loyalty must be only to him and if they are not he just replace them. It’s fucking insane.
He makes it illegitimate not serious or stable at all a shell game
(a) Power, (b) Loyalty, (c) Fear of the "other".
Hmmmm.
This guy is 100% spot on.
He is a leftist. That's why he is on this program.
When are republicans going to wake up?
Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump. They are awake republicans. The ones in power in the senate and republican states are not. That's why we are powerless right now.
@A Cool Million idiot educate yourself. we are powerless.
@@re528 we are powerless only in that we are playing to the powerful's book. The way out is to not fight against, but to work hard on creating platforms that allow us to have a mutual process of empowerment. Agreed, that seems most difficult at a time of fragmented consciousness, so, I don't have a chance, but I take my chance, knowing that not only we have to make good choices, but that it starts with me accepting that good choices are increasingly inconvenient choices.
@@benzminibusdoc That's really nice. But, Trump has already said h'e'd like like to round up the homeless into camps.
You are falling into the very trap that you have been warned about.
Brazilian here. This is perfect! He described it perfectly. I’m scared and I fear for me, my family and my country. Our governantes are praying on people’s anger, insecurities, ignorance and prejudice for their personal gain and exclusively for power. All the Democratic development we had, even frail as is was, it’s gone now. I never thought I would see history repeat itself. I never thought humanity would give this turn back into the darkest times in history. It’s sad....
Same. I’m from the United States and I’m scared too. I see more people spewing out homophobic and racist rhetoric everyday. I have friends who are part of the LGBT and they are being targeted left and right. Not only by our government, but also our fellow citizens. We are becoming more and more divided as a country every year. Liberalism and more left leaning ideologies are seen as “far left” by the right wing, even though they aren’t. We are becoming more intolerant and it’s very telling.
be prepared for an American version of Kristallnacht. coming soon to an American city.
Darpa or the Pentagon came up with the first vaccine after funding Moderna labs They recently have failed their trails However they are also responsible for performing eugenics on two hundred thousand poor Chinese farmers in 1980 We used to listen to a man on radio who would simply connect the dots for suspect neo-nazi activities around the world and of coarse in the USA The Pentagon was one of the suspected please pass this around be careful always
Wow!!! Excellent! Short and distinct analysis. And quite scary for our future. Once again Christiane & group, you have outdone yourselves.
Once again, the source of the poison was Newt Gingrich. Colour me surprised.
i would have liked to hear the question/anwer: Who does fascism benefit? Who does fascism represent? Isn't fascism the ultimate result of oligarchy? Can fascism happen overnight and imposed by one party without the assistance of the other party? Isn't this the result of money in politics? Why are both parties vehemently opposed to fighting money in politics? This was more discriptive than explanatory. My opinion.
Fascism: the marriage of corporations and the state.
Look up fascism, listen to Hitler and Mussolini, read history. Research. Trrufmp has gone rogue, no oversight, antagonistic relationship with media, alienating U.S. from allies, dismantling oversight so as not to go through Congress. Aside from crossing the line with Justice department, spitting on the Constitution. Taking over Voice of America. Take your pick Cross
@@uniquelylily1166 I hear ya. But that's not my issue here. One man does not do this alone. When policy decisions reflect only the wishes of the wealthy and have zero effect for the average citizen for decades (which have been clearly shown) is this not oligarchy? And in order to consolidate more power for this oligarchy is this not a natural progression towards fascism? And was this not done before Trump? Is the GOP solely to blame for this? What have democrats done to prevent this? How does a court decide that corporations are like people and allow all this money into the political system and make bribery legal? What are both parties doing to get money out of politics? It's clear that Trump is fascistic, but this didn't happen overnight. It's also clear that politicians of both stripes have benefitted from this arrangement.
Cross, if you want your questions answered do your own research, figure that out for yourself. What I know I previously stated. I've never seen our country so divided with any other president except this one. And I will add he has the Justice Department in his back pocket, if that helps you figure it out. He's a liar and this benefits him and the "winners" as Barr stated in an interview with 60 minutes I believe.
@@uniquelylily1166 really? You don't remember Bush Jr.? I would really like to see some hard statistics on this point (in general, not challenging you!), as I think it is a convenient narrative for many interests but just not true. Of course, it really depends upon your terms and which issues you are speaking about specifically or in grand total, but I would wager that this is actually false. I've looked at quite a lot of data and analysis on economic and political issues and this just doesn't pan out. People are actually united on a surprising number of issues. It is people in power of special interests who are not.
Professor Stanley lays it out very well. When I was comparing government systems in university, many years ago, I struggled to find the USA a complete democracy. Besides the gerrymandering, electoral college etc, the biggest problem is the two party system. Combined with a 'winner takes all' principle in elections, this means there's no need to compromise. No need to listen to the opposition. And that means not all people's interests are being considered when policies are made. I would wish for the US to change to a multi-party system, with coalition governments. Might take a lot of getting used to, but it would be such an improvement.
It can't happen here...wait a minute 🐴
vote blue house and blue senate and democratic president so we can start rebuilding this country.
The seeds of fascism were planted in 2016 and now the tree of fascism is nearly fully grown.
I'm afraid we are approaching a perfect storm.. Rationality and reason comes dangerously close to compliance.
“Approaching>” If that wasn’t “a perfect storm” I don’t know what is. An even more perfect storm? You are in the middle of an undeclared civil war.
The potential for fascism has been here for a long time... ask any member of The Black Panther Party for Self Defense....
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾
R.I.P. Fred Hampton
@@bwanna23 yes...As I see it.. although the Civil Rights movement has had a major impact and Martin Luther King Jr. was a radical and revolutionary in his own right... the other ideologies that emerged at that time were of equal importance...and from a historical perspective just as insightful and most importantly...relevant!!!
The seeds were planted a long time ago, they're just coming to fruition now.
FASCISTS CONTROL YOU. THEY SHUT DOWN YOUR BUSINESS, THEY QUARANTINE YOU EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SICK, THEY MAKE YOU WEAR A MASK. OH, LOOKS LIKE ALL THE DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS RIGHT NOW. YOU PEOPLE AGAINST TRUMP ARE THE TRUE FASCISTS. HE WANTS PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO STAY HOME AND GIVE YOU MONEY SO THEY CAN CONTROL YOU. WAKE UP AND STOP BEING SO UNGODLY STUPID. YOU ARE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY.
Fascism and communism both sprouted from the same dung heap!!!
more relevant than ever,we just watched an attempted coup, with a total security failure.....what was going on there?
This man's message should be required in civics classes in High School and University. Their generation is being confronted with this now.
@David Miorgan I think we've found the Nazi
What we have in High School and Universities now is the result of removing classes in citizenship from public school curriculum in the 1960s.
Who knows, maybe America will learn from the unquestionably worst political mistake made in its history.
It was a series of mistakes that lead to the ultimate mistake. A buildup that came to a head with this mistake.
You guys are so blinded best president we've had in a long time I have one question how was your 401k before the Wuhan virus
@@davidabt2789 I'm a "socialist" up here in Canada enjoying my free healthcare (for the same tax rate you pay) and low infection rates due to competent leadership. Eyes wide open.
Fox propaganda and their ilk are spending a fortune to make sure millions of Americans don't. Divide and conquer is how the billionaires intend to keep us away from any system of government that they don't get to own and operate for their benefit.
My question was how was the 401K before the pandemic. Yeah when there's trouble the US compared to bail you out known as the police of the world. So is this socialist you agree of all the Anarchy and looting going on, and that is not considered protesting
LOVE will conquer Hate “2020”
Get on board ☮️. 🇺🇸 if you want it.
Such lucidity, thank God.
Really informative and thought provoking exchange. Going to read his book.
This is the best interview I've seen in ... well EVER! Thank you! It's not only helped me understand more about what's going on here but it's answered a lot of questions I had about Fascism.
Well let’s hope the American people fix this in one single day.
Well re-electing Trump CERTAINLY won’t fix it. I think he meant fix it immediately. Anyway, even if he loses the election, apparently Trump remains commander-in-chief for 3 months post election. I’m worried for you.
WE CAN DO THIS! WE MUST DO THIS!
While I am hopeful, it will take a lot more than hope to fix this in one day. We need to stay active and involved, free exchange of ideas, learn how to listen to each other, and compromise for a better solution than one idea promoted.
@@erdelegy that's why the professor said we are the institutions. We are the government we shall fight to get are government and institutions back.. and this is what is happening now..our right to bear arms, and the NRA and Banks will be very happy....Trump is starting a domestic terrorist War in the United States....
Thank you Christiana newshour team and, pbs, so timely and adept.
Newt Gingrich, is to blame for a lot of this. He whipped up anti-compromise sentiment and made working together to solve problems a dirty word
Thank you for so clearly laying out how our current situation comes into focus using the lens of history.