that is the core of Fascism. Trump and Putin are Fascists. Communism is based on class. Fascism is based on uniting people across class by through a common hatred of an enemy. In Nazi Germany it was Jews. In Trumps America the hatred is for colored people and the liberals who support them. In Putin's Russia its gays, Ukrainians and anyone who wants independence from the Russian empire.

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