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Originally Posted by tame_deuces
Well, Hitler and his party built concentration camps to imprison and kill socialists. That at least tells us that the claim "Hitler was a socialist" lacks some critical reflection.
Consider this: If I say Democrat and Republican presidential candidates all support the idea of a Republic led by a president, can I go from that to saying "Bernie Sanders votes Republican"?
You're just re-iterating my own points, which are non-constructive.
It's fine to say what something isn't, but it's more helpful to say what it is. Let's get to the real point here, OP doesn't like that we call Trump is a fascist, and, by extension, his political ideation fascism. So, a non-constructive argument is not going to cut it here. Quoting shockingly authoritarian statements from Trump is not going to cut it either, as has been demonstrated.
OP wants a clear-cut definition of fascism, why Hitler was a fascist, and why we think Trump is a fascist. I can't compile that, at least not in any way that would persuade OP.