imagine this...

Trump is not the head of the snake, but a mask the snake wears.

“…In sum, while most ERPs (Extreme Right Parties) do not share any nostalgia for the interwar fascist experience, and may even refuse any reference to fascism, they nevertheless express antidemocratic values throughout their political discourse. …”
“… Specifically, ERPs ask for the total dismantling of the welfare system, an aggressive nationalism, a form of social Darwinism, the restoring of moral traditionalism, an authoritarian state and xenophobic policies towards foreigners.
The distinctiveness of ERPs is based not just on the intensity of their neo-conservative approach. They are distinct because they endanger the legitimacy of the system. The adoption of a more radical version of neo-conservative values by ERPs is intended to undermine the foundation of the system by delegitimizing the parties and the party system, the parliamentary procedure, the principle of equality, and, sometimes, even the rule of law. …”
“… The ERPs has conquered such a role because their antidemocratic appeal matched with a mounting crisis of legitimacy in Western countries. Such crisis is shown both by a) the decline of confidence in institutions, parties and democracy, and b) the inability of the traditional establishment to manage new, relevant issues such as immigration and security. …”
I usually stay away from politics but I felt impressed to share this. Click on the link below to a PDF for a very interesting read. Although written 22 years ago about the rise of the Extreme Right in Europe, it mirrors what we face today in the US and globally.
The Re-emergence of the Extreme Right in Europe, Piero Ignazi, Professor of Comparative Politics, Iniversity of Bologna, March 21,1995
via The Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna