European #fascism drew heavily on the symbolism, techniques, and goals of the #USA's rightwing. #FintanOToole eloquently punctures the myth that fascism is a European concept misapplied to American politics.

#oToole is well past his peak, but this is is an important framing of #Trump and #MAGA.

Podcast available at:

https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/fintan-otoole-what-would-fascism-look-like-in-the-2020s/

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan/id794389685

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MF6fZ8iLrwvVsq59xFX1k?si=oVgXsg_mR2OXdABd2C21ag

#uspol #IrishTimes #InsidePolitics

"If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, the careers of Blair and Mandelson are exemplary: greed and cynicism feeding off each other." — Fintan O'Toole.

#OToole's article is marred by excessive praise for the massively-flawed #GordonBrown. But O'Toole is right about the sheer avarice of #TonyBlair and #PeterMandelson

https://archive.is/Hzyqi / https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/02/03/tony-blair-and-peter-mandelson-will-go-down-in-history-as-crawlers-and-creeps/

What's funny is they also tried re-introducing #ErinOToole a hundred times over as well, most certainly including the faux buff look. It didn't work. Crappy policy/obvious dishonesty isn't a good look, photoshop/man-girdles or not

Funnier still: PM #Trudeau rolls out of bed in the morning looking better than his opponents ever did on their very best day, not that it should matter in our political leaders. Executing good policy is the New Sexy

#cdnpoli #Poilievre #OToole

"The Canadian media needs to call out Mr. Poilievre over this absurdity. The entire “Chinese interference” reporting is an embarrassment; [note that some media] Toronto Star, CBC and others, didn’t swallow the bait."
But, so much of this story smacks of “Get Trudeau.”

#Cdnpoli #Canada #Poilievre #Otoole #PimpingPawn #conservatives @stustin