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Reader comment on item: There's a Name for Trump's Brand of Politics: Neo-fascism
Submitted by Dr. Timothy Hadley (United States), Apr 7, 2016 at 17:11
The people at this Trump rally in Orlando do not appear to be pledging their allegiance to Trump. They were simply indicating their intention to vote for him in the upcoming primary. IMO, critics who accuse Trump of Hitler-like behavior are being unethical to use this picture as evidence.
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Daniel Pipes replies:
You make it sound innocuous. Here are Trump's words:
Let's do a pledge. Who likes me in this room? I've never done this before. Can I have a pledge? A swearing? Raise your right hand. ... I do solemnly swear that I, no matter how I feel, no matter what the conditions, if there are hurricanes or whatever, will vote on or before the 12th for Donald J. Trump for president.
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| 2 | Case is not proven [1327 words] | Kellsey | Jul 25, 2016 08:19 | 230845 | |
| 2 | Demagogy is not the same as Fascism [121 words] | Jack Tucker | Jul 25, 2016 00:46 | 230839 | |
| 6 | Trump's only sin, is that he didn't graduate Harvard or Yale. [244 words] | Michael S | Jul 29, 2016 05:02 | 230839 | |
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| 1 | The Harvard-Yale-Columbia clique [427 words] | Michael S | May 14, 2017 19:07 | 230839 | |
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| 2 | Trump and the Brexit vote [111 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 26, 2016 08:19 | 230163 | |
| 2 | Trump's only "drawback" is that he's a real American who understands real Americans [776 words] | Michael S | Jul 1, 2016 19:41 | 230163 | |
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| 3 | I respectfully disagree [293 words] | Kathy | Jun 16, 2016 15:54 | 230037 | |
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| 17 | ... [With all due respect] [124 words] | Sunshine | Apr 7, 2016 21:28 | 228768 | |
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