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Interesting. while I don't think he's completely wrong (the mythic past one is spot on), I am reminded that when I was in middle and high school, all of my friends thought Bush was a fascist too. It's a common jeer by the left, no different than the right calling people commies. Not sure what I think of Trump in the grand scheme of things. For those who are fans of the history of the Roman republic, our recent past feels weirdly like what the Gracchi brothers presaged. A strong republic that began to see populist candidates rise up and dismantle their system. I feel this is a much more likely end result for Donny - he won't end up a dictator, but his destruction of so many norm (and blatant pandering to divisive politics) seems it could easily presage the coming of an actual dictator. That is just as worrying to me. (and yes I realize the Gracchi were mostly pushing *good* reforms, but their methods and the ultimate result seem similar to what we see now) Anyway, this video also would feel more weighty if the professor didn't seem like he cried a lot during gym class ?