Yale Fascism Scholar: What Trump Is Doing Is a Brutal Attack on America’s Freedoms

CABRERA And so we ░░░░░░░░ seeing President Trump consolidate ░░░░░░░░ pushing to quiet dissent ░░░░░░░░ law firms and universities ░░░░░░░░ scholars He s also ░░░░░░░░ the judiciary and any ░░░░░░░░ who block or question ░░░░░░░░ policies How would you ░░░░░░░░ this moment for America ░░░░░░░░ It is a brutal ░░░░░░░░ on America s freedoms ░░░░░░░░ s an attack specifically ░░░░░░░░ our democratic institutions the ░░░░░░░░ system the courts and ░░░░░░░░ and the media And ░░░░░░░░ institutions are on you ░░░░░░░░ the media has been ░░░░░░░░ universities for a decade ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing Trump ░░░░░░░░ work for him So ░░░░░░░░ doesn t help when ░░░░░░░░ democratic institutions are working ░░░░░░░░ each other And each ░░░░░░░░ these institutes institutions in ░░░░░░░░ face of this attack ░░░░░░░░ democracy and this attack ░░░░░░░░ freedom by a ruler ░░░░░░░░ s completely saying he ░░░░░░░░ to be a king ░░░░░░░░ a political party that ░░░░░░░░ behaving like communist China ░░░░░░░░ lining up 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ them in the face ░░░░░░░░ this universities are turning ░░░░░░░░ each other are saying ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ be in the public ░░░░░░░░ re going to hide ░░░░░░░░ the table So law ░░░░░░░░ stealing each other s ░░░░░░░░ So it s not ░░░░░░░░ positive development And I ░░░░░░░░ going to continue calling ░░░░░░░░ out from the University ░░░░░░░░ Toronto CABRERA Jason Stanley ░░░░░░░░ s keep in touch ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ on our show and ░░░░░░░░ your perspective and some ░░░░░░░░ as well We appreciate ░░░░░░░░