Is Donald Trump a Fascist? - Samir Gandesha

Since his election in 2016, there has been growing commentary suggesting that Donald J. Trump, and other leaders like him such as Viktor Orban in Hungary, Narendra Modi in India, is a “fascist.” But is this really the case? In my short lecture, I will discuss definitions of the twentieth century fascism before analyzing authoritarian leaders today. While there are important family resemblances between the fascism of the 1920s and 1930s, it is far from clear that what we see today is fascism in this “classical” sense. Originally presented as part of FASS's e-Sampler series, helping our students prepare for and succeed in their studies at SFU. https://www.sfu.ca/fass/students/pros...