Google “Donald Trump” and “fascism,” and you’ll find countless headlines, from both left-wing and mainstream outlets, twisting the term beyond recognition.
Once used to describe totalitarian regimes responsible for genocide and war, “fascism” has become a lazy insult hurled by liberal commentators, academics, and media elites against Republicans.
If these legacy institutions care at all about the preservation of their credibility, the aims of democracy, and decency, they should speak out about the language being used by the left today. Clearly denouncing the recent messages from Democrat Jay Jones would be a good place to start.
We used to say, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Political rhetoric today has devolved from words to weapons.
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