We say ‘No Kings,’ ‘no to fascism’ (Your Letters)

To the Editor:

We are among the many millions of people who believe that the United States is rapidly heading toward an authoritarian form of government often called fascism.

Twenty years ago, Syracuse Cultural Workers collaborated with Laurence W. Britt to create the poster Early Warning Signs of Fascism . Britt researched seven fascist regimes: Hitler’s Nazi Germany; Mussolini’s Italy; Franco’s Spain; Salazar’s Portugal; Papadopoulos’ Greece; Pinochet’s Chile and Suharto’s Indonesia. When we look at those principles in relation to current Trump administration policies and declarations, there is a frightening overlap.

Despite these growing anti-democratic trends, we remain hopeful. People in every corner of our country, including here in Central New York, are engaging in thoughtful