All the Wall Street bankers and all the Kochs of the United States will spend every penny they have in order to prevent Sanders from becoming President. I do not discount the possibility that Hillary may completely implode her candidacy with scandals, remember 2008 and how her last "coronation" went, but that does not mean that Sanders can win the general election. First, before I get into the meat of my argument, I must state that, as a political realist, I do not foresee Sanders actually winning the primary. Now that Bernie Sanders has thrown his hat in the ring we can go from hypothetical arguments to real arguments. I wrote not too long ago about the upcoming confrontation in the Democratic Primary. This is the essence of criminality and I do not doubt for a minute that Trump would be willing to do whatever he feels is necessary to "make America great again." It is my firm belief that should Trump be challenged by the courts, or even Congress, he would unilaterally dismiss them and do whatever he wanted. They do not usually attempt to legitimize their action through laws until long after the deeds are done, if they use laws at all. Most fascists rule through force of will or martial might. Enter the fourth major characteristic of fascism: criminality. I do not believe that even if elected (which is a dubious proposition in itself) Trump would legally be able to do anything that he is calling for. However Trump has one major problem, the Constitution. Trump and his followers seem to embody those principles. Fundamentally fascism requires these three elements: a supreme uniting principle, mandating national unity in pursuit of that principle, and a willingness to cleanse or purge the nation of those who stand opposed to the principle or the unity required to achieve the principle.
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