 Made it so easy This beautiful view here to be unaware about the rise of semi-fascism in the United States. I mean you on guard The rise of semi-fascism Right now in the United States as we look towards Sydney Central Business District. Here's Jonathan Shade how to make a semi-fascist. How did a semi-fascist party? semi-fascist I mean come on that's The tad strong isn't it? Fascism was a particular movement of a particular time and place and in between World War one or World War two in in Europe and It's quaint quintessential expression was in Italy Whether or not Germany was fascist Germany was racist and fascism isn't racist so Italian fascism wasn't anti-Semitic until Until the Germans took over and made it so Written by Jonathan Shade for New York magazine. Do you realize how easy it can be? Attend to the National Conservatism Conference in Miami Will Republican politicians right-wing thought leaders and various party operatics had gathered to articulate their vision? of the conservative movement's future The National Conservatives are only one faction vying to define the Republican agenda But in a short period of time they have sharpened their focus and expanded their influence and the conference gave them a form to Display the dominant position their ideas have achieved on the right Kevin Roberts the president of the Heritage Foundation and one of the conference's speakers Recognize their triumph when he announced from the stage. I come not to invite National Conservatives to join our conservative movement But to acknowledge the plain truth that heritage is already part of yours What exactly the okay, so this idea that if you're concerned about heritage, it's somehow that makes you semi-fascist He's absurd All right, Judaism is concerned about heritage I'm sure that Islam is concerned about heritage parts Christianity. They're concerned about heritage. I Mean what what national group now what form of nationalism is not concerned about heritage? Israel I would suspect is concerned about heritage like how exactly Is that fascist? Men and tales has been the subject of a long-running debate largely obscured by the figure of Donald Trump When Joe Biden warned in August of the rise of semi-fascist ideas on the right Even many Trump critics suggested that the president had gotten carried away Now there is an equivalent to this among Republicans they're always talking about Not always some of them are talking about you know the communists the work communists have taken power we have to resist the rise of work communists so That's a hyperbolic rhetoric on both sides CNN's John Avalon said this rhetoric was not befitting a president Larry Hogan among the most staunchly anti-Trump Republicans left in the GOP scolded Biden for his divisive rhetoric The implication was that it was a miscategorization of Trump and a smear of his followers to suggest that his anti-democratic behavior in any way resembled an ideology let alone the fascist regimes of the 20th century And it is true. So this is Sydney Harbor Park Absolutely gorgeous. We're looking there towards CBD Sydney Harbor National Park Nielsen Park so I was just looking up There are things to do and see in Sydney With a strong healthy preference for that which is free And this was in the top 20 list