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 Examples of Trump and fascism? I'm not a fan, and I don't think he did anything like "draining the swamp" the first time around, so if he wins I'm not holding my breath for any of his promises. But I don't understand the fascism accusations.

Harris totalitarian leanings: she advocates controlling the press and speech; she proposes taxes on unrealized gains; she's pro-gun control (which sounds great to many folks until you realize how much local police forces have been militarized, and that she wants to control what citizens use, not what govt can use - so it's effectively a further centralization of tools of violence).