David Corn: Hey, NY Times, what would you call that "form of government"? Just wondering.

[Dennis Donovan]

David Corn
Hey, NY Times, what would you call that “form of government”? Just wondering.

10:37 AM · Oct 16, 2024

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[Oopsie Daisy]

1. There's a word for it... it's right on the tip of my tongue...

... hmmm.

[OMGWTF]

2. Hey Whore NYT -- I will give you a hint. It starts with "fac" and ends in 'ism'.

[Wednesdays]

6. "Fas..." nt

[BaronChocula]

29. As in

"trump should have used plantar FASCIITIS as an excuse to avoid Vietnam service."

[Justice matters.]

7. And there's a "s" in between the two extremes...

Just in case they still don't get it...

Clue: That "s" is for "swastika" in case they still won't get it. (And they won't.)

[usaf-vet]

15. You're going to have to do better than that with the now right leaning (or at least tRump leaning) NYT.

It seems they have chosen their path forward. I hope they are wrong.

[Clouds Passing]

19. And rhymes with not see

[Abolishinist]

26. I don't have a problem with Factism, but I absolutely cannot stand Facism!

Judging people by their looks is not cool, unless of course they're MAGAts.

I will give you a hint. It starts with "fac" and ends in 'ism'.

[Lucky Luciano]

36. Hint

[hedda_foil]

3. Call it by its name!!!

[calimary]

30. First thing that came to my mind was dictatorship.

[Silent Type]

4. NYT has published several recent articles on this. They didn't coin a new term for trump's blustering, though.

Here's results from quick search.

Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems ...
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
13 hours ago — Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy.


Trump Steps Up Threats to Imprison Those He Sees as Foes
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
Sep 9, 2024 — And during his term as president, he repeatedly pressed the Justice Department to open investigations into his political adversaries. But as ...


As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He ...
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
Sep 21, 2024 — He has threatened to target his perceived enemies if elected again. A look at his time in the White House shows how readily he could do so.


The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
Sep 27, 2024 — Former President Donald J. Trump threatened Friday to prosecute Google if he was elected to the presidency a second time.


Here Are Cases of Trump Rivals Who Were Subject to ...
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2024/09/21 › t...
Sep 21, 2024 — Those who found themselves under government scrutiny after alienating President Donald J. Trump ranged from the former F.B.I. director to a ...


Video: As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes ...
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › video › politics › how-trum...

Michael S. Schmidt, a New York Times investigative reporter, explains how Donald Trump used his power as president to intimidate and punish his rivals.
The New York Times · 3 weeks ago

Trump Threatens Lawyers, Donors and Others With Prison ...
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
Sep 7, 2024 — Former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday threatened a wide range of people, including lawyers, political donors and operatives, with prosecution if he wins ...


What Will Happen If Trump Wins the 2024 Election?
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com › U.S. › Politics
Oct 8, 2024 —

[Kid Berwyn]

5. What The Magistrate said.

"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[erronis]

9. His words of wisdom live on. Thank you.

[Voltaire2]

8. They cannot say the f-word. And no, that is not 'fuck'. nt.

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[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

10. Rhymes with schmacism

[epreic01]

11. It's called Dementia-stan

We’re not going back, we’re not going there, we’re not going anywhere. I will not go to Dementia-stan, I will not go there I’m A mer i can.

[Martin68]

12. Trump's plan goes far beyond very different and less democratic. Wake up NYT and smell the rot.

And we're not in Denmark.

[LT Barclay]

13. He could call it fascism and still not lose his core supporters and saying

it out loud would probably draw in more business people.
Sadly that’s where we are, denying it only delays mounting an adequate response.

[BadgerMom]

14. Thank you, David Corn.

I’m glad my dollars aren’t lining Sulzberger’s pockets any longer. Wordle isn’t worth it to me.

[Figarosmom]

16. Good on Corn

Calling them out.

[vanlassie]

17. I'm offended that they blithely attached the word "American"

to Trump’s plan. It is “American Carnage” not “American government.”

[markbark]

18. It's the OTHER "F word"

that their style guide prohibits the use of.

[DFW]

20. On the other hand, Nixon DID have his "enemies list."

It consisted mostly of people who criticized him or his administration. He didn’t get around to rounding them up or killing them, but that was probably due to the last vestiges of his Quaker background, a burden from which Trump was freed before he even began.

[Voltaire2]

37. Yes he was also an American Fascist.

However the other two branches of government held the line.

We are in a much worse situation.

[DFW]

41. Very true

With Nixon, neither the Supreme Court nor a monolithic bloc of sycophantic know-nothing Republicans in Congress were willing to rubber stamp every last outrage stemming from Nixon and his corrupt gang. With Trump, the Supreme Court and the Congressional Republicans ARE his corrupt gang.

[MadameButterfly]

39. Even Nixon didn't want to be president forever.

Stealing a second term was enough for him.

[DFW]

42. Nixon was handed a second term on a silver platter

You don’t steal an election when you carry 49 states.

In 1973, it became clear what we had done to ourselves, and bumper stickers stickers started appearing from Provincetown to Northampton saying, “don’t blame me—I’m from Massachusetts.” Massachusetts was the only state Nixon did NOT carry in 1972.

[MadameButterfly]

43. He had some help from his Ratfuckers

including the Canuck letter that eliminated his mosst formmidable opponent, Muskie. They wanted to run against McGovern and that's what they got. He also cheated for the first term, sabotaging Johnson's peace efforts in Vietnam. Just because his duplicitiy was overwhelmingly successful doesn't mean he won fairly. I never said he cheated at the ballot box.

My point is, his highest ambition, by whatever means, was 2 terms. Dictatorship wasn't attractive to even our most dishonest politicians. It took a hollow, narcissistic guy like Trump fleeing bankruptcy and jail to change that.

[Beartracks]

21. Not "far less democratic," but simply "NOT DEMOCRATIC."

Quite simply, a vote for Trump (or any MAGA candidate, really) is a vote against democracy. Not voting or voting third party isn't any better.

Anything less than voting for Democrats on every ballot is a tacit admission that you would still tolerate Republican rule and efforts to change America to a non-democracy, because third party votes and non-votes simply do not maximize your power to ensure that Trump and MAGAs don't get elected.

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[czarjak]

22. Vengence is mine sayeth something something...

[CCExile]

23. Seems to me that King George

had a similar train of though a little over 200 years ago.

[BattleRow]

25. The madness of King George..

Most recently suggests he was bipolar.
Interesting how symptoms align with King Gorge.

[MadameButterfly]

40. Yet King George was typical of monarchs

of his time. Any king of his era would not have let colonies go without a fight. He really had a medical disorder whether porphiria, arsenic poisoning, or bipolar aggravated by the medical treatments of his day. Before his illness took over he was an intelligent man capable of love of family and country.

Trump was damaged so young he has never understood love or caring of anyone or anything beyond himself.

[BoRaGard]

24. Gutless NY Times

has lost me all the way
as they are on their knees for the G.O.P.

[Think. Again.]

27. Gee whiz! Being offered the choice of something very different! How exciting!

The nyt isn't even trying to hide their propaganda work anymore.

[awesomerwb1]

28. F*ck the NY Times

I don't even play wordle anymore because of the fascism supporting right wing rag.

[soldierant]

38. Nor do I.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

31. This is "sanewashing" carried to the point of gaslighting. nt

[orangecrush]

32. Ooooo! Ooooo! Pick me!

I know the word!

[barbtries]

33. i give up on corporate media!

I'm not sure but it looks as if the NYT is choosing to stop short of using the words "fascism" "authoritarian" "dictatorship" - and why?

corporatism? oligarchy?

[Cha]

34. TY & David Corn!

[Just Jerome]

35. "The Paper of Record"

is broken.