“Authoritarianism Expert” Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the RNC

[Nothing terrifies Jews more than a large crowd raising their arms and chanting.]

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat [she seems to be a favorite of HuffPo] on Monday addressed the moment at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee when Republicans chanted the word “fight” soon after GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump walked into the auditorium.

The chant referenced the former president’s saying of the word — while pumping his first — immediately after surviving an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, at the weekend.

Radio host Dean Obeidallah shared a video of the scene from the convention on X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly named Twitter.

“Bone chilling to see at #RNCConvention people chanting ‘Fight’ in unison with one arm punching in the air,” he wrote. “Instantly conjures up rallies from 1930′s Germany. There is no other way to put it.”

Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University and the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” [Her list of “protagonists” includes Mussolini, Hitler, Putin, and Orban, but no communists.] who has frequently warned of the authoritarian aspects of a potential second Trump presidency, re-posted the clip.

She wrote, “You know what to do, Americans. We can avoid this nightmare. Never become resigned or fatalistic. That’s what they want.”

Following the attempt on Trump’s life, there have been bipartisan calls to tone down political rhetoric (which Republicans didn’t really adhere to during the first day of the convention).

Trump himself has claimed he’s changed his planned “humdinger” of a convention speech attacking President Joe Biden. “It is a chance to bring the country together,” he told the Washington Examiner on Sunday.

Ben-Ghiat, however, commented: “The pivot delusion/propaganda point has returned! Sorry but Trump’s idea of unity is everyone behind him or else. He tells his own supporters that if they vote for him and die ‘it will be worth it.’ No pivoting out of that.”

Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as he arrives to his seating area during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. Donald Trump won formal nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend’s failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Pedro UGARTE / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images) (Photo: PEDRO UGARTE via Getty Images)© Provided by HuffPost
6 replies
  1. Tim
    Tim says:

    Ultimately, the Statue of Liberty was always merely an expression of Hitlerism. The otherwise open hand was only camouflaged with a torch in it. If you haven’t understood this by now, then ask the all-knowing Jewish “authoritarianism expert” from the HuffPo, who can also swear that the terror state and retreat for all criminal Jews in the world called Israel is “defending the only democracy in the Middle East” with “unavoidable” mass murder. These are the people who constantly want to tutor, boss and patronize others without ever being asked to do so.

  2. James Clayton
    James Clayton says:

    US TREASURY agents also investigate and enforce law ostensibly to prevent counterfeit currency (paper money) which has a curious definition. https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/rptcongress/counterfeit.pdf (2000)

    Here’s a good piece on understanding the phenomenon better: Who Owns the Federal Reserve Bank and Why is It Shrouded in Myths and Mysteries? – CounterPunch.org (2015)
    https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/18/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-bank-and-why-is-it-shrouded-in-myths-and-mysteries/

    Trump explains much about REALTY in his The Art of the Deal. Hitler simply didn’t like moneylending and moneylenders instead of the ability to save the fruit of one’s labor. He attempted to rid German, make that the White world of being vassals of those touting so-called REAL ESTATE as hedge against mysterious inflation. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. It will make you crazy to even read about him.

  3. Franz
    Franz says:

    Mr. Baumann is indeed fighting like a true idealist on the front line. He is a well-meaning, honest, sincere true friend of his/our people. He would be the first chancellor I would personally vote for. Unfortunately, the problem is that Mr. Baumann will never become chancellor, honest people do not become chancellors! Thank you nevertheless, dear Mr. Baumann, for all your idealistic efforts!

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