Professor of History at New School for Social Research (New York). Taught also at Brown University. PhD at Cornell Univ. He is the author of several books on fascism, populism, dictatorships and the Holocaust. His new book is "A Brief History of Fascist Lies" (2020).
The video is headlined—and surely scripted—by the organic intellectual Agustín Laje, the main ideologue of the Argentine far right, something akin to Milei’s Dr. Goebbels (the Nazi ideologue) or Steve Bannon (the strategist of Trumpism).
The big new lie is that Trump won by a landslide, and this supposedly gives him the right to turn the world upside down. However, in a democracy, winning elections is not a blank check to erase the past or disregard the law.
The fact that 50.4% of voters chose Trump does not make him any less authoritarian or aspiring fascist. And his victory should not be assumed as a delegation of power.
Trump’s understanding of politics is very basic and intuitive. He has no deeper theoretical foundations for his fascist tendencies beyond superficial support for ideas that are already popular among his far-right base.
Trump's style and rhetoric during his presidency was imitated by Milei, Bukele, and former President Bolsonaro during their campaigns. And now, they could influence Trump's candidacy among Latino voters.
Coauthor Emmanuel Guerisoli
In the middle of the campaign for one of the most relevant presidential elections since the return of democracy, the propaganda of the old military dictatorship is repeated and the historical debate is relegated to oblivion.
Just as it happened with the failed Trumpist coup d'état of January 6, 2021, in Brazil, lies manufactured from above were incredibly taken as true and motivated actions from below.
