During his recent prime time speech outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 1, President Joe Biden revived his campaign mantra – ‘Battle For The Soul of The Nation’.
But on that warm Thursday evening in Philly, Biden went beyond campaign slogans, quickly getting to the soul of the matter; the most dangerous threat to the United States of America: The rise of fascism within our own borders.
As I stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise.
For a long time, we’ve reassured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not. We have to defend it. Protect it. Stand up for it. Each and every one of us.
And here, in my view, is what is true: MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people.
About a week earlier, in obviously a warm up for the Independence Hall speech, President Biden called the ‘MAGA Republicans’ semi-fascists, which set off almost comical responses from Republicans and their right-wing media outlets and pundits.
How dare he, they ranted. How dare he call insurrectionists, domestic terrorists, instigators of violence, election-deniers, anti-democracy sycophants, hucksters, hacks and hypocrites, ‘semi-fascists’!
You know, I agree. How dare he call them ‘semi’. These people are full-on fascists; there’s nothing semi about them.
If one were to take a good look at their playbook it soon becomes quite clear it has been copied from a time not that long ago.
For example…
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