Tired of having to explain

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. I've studied the rise of fascism in Europe. It appealed to the same things Republicans aspire to...

The only ones they want to conform are free thinkers. To be different is a threat. They were inspired by blind faith and believed the measure of a country's greatness was demonstrated through victory on the battlefield. They hated liberals and immigrants and resented people on the dole, even those with birth defects. They were convinced of their own superiority and hated weakness. They were all about the family and national security and returning to a past greatness and felt they could get there through militarism and national pride and felt God was on their side and felt brutality against those who disagreed with them was the fault of the victims for not seeing the light. They also appealed to greed and promised a future where their followers would prosper.

The only thing the Republicans lack to get them going in this way is a strong, charismatic leader they can rally around and we should be grateful for that.