MSNBC, CNN, Democrats largely defend Biden’s ‘semi-fascism’ comment, slam Trump Republicans

[mystery-ak]

August 29, 2022 2:36pm EDT
MSNBC, CNN, Democrats largely defend Biden’s ‘semi-fascism’ comment, slam Trump Republicans
Some media figures felt Biden's comments did not go far enough
By Nikolas Lanum | Fox News

 Left-leaning media figures on MSNBC, CNN, as well as number of Democrats, have attempted to defend and unpack President Biden’s comments in which he referred to "extreme MAGA" Republican philosophy as "semi-fascism."

"What we’re seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy," Biden said during a Thursday Maryland fundraiser. "It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the — I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism."

Several reporters and guests over the weekend attempted to decipher Biden’s statement, often clarifying that they did not believe it was a criticism of all, or even most Republicans. CNN national politics reporter Eva McKend said it seemed like Biden was attempting to "bring in" some Republicans to the fold with his words.

"It almost seemed like he was trying to call in some Republicans by delineating between MAGA Republicans and mainstream Republicans and try to bring them into the fold," she said.

CNN political commentator Errol Louis also provided his thoughts on Biden’s critique, arguing that despite being perhaps "harsher" than anticipated, it really just happened to be the "truth."

"I think the president is laying out the terms of the debate in very stark terms. A little harsher than maybe some of us expected, but that happens to be the truth. It happens to be what’s at stake here," Louis said.

The topic was also discussed at length on CNN Newsroom with Pamela Brown, in which the host asked CNN political commentator Maria Cardona if she felt that Biden’s "semi-fascist" comment aimed at millions of Americans was a mistake.

"No, because the president actually didn’t call millions of Americans semi-fascists," Cardona said. "He called the Republicans that are supporting the big lie that Joe Biden did not legitimately win the election—

"But that’s milli—that’s a lot of people," Brown interjected.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-cnn-democrats-largely-defend-bidens-semi-fascism-comment-slam-trump-republicans

[Killer Clouds]

Extreme MAGA policies are bad? Putting the interests of America and American citizens first is bad?

[Kamaji]

[GtHawk]

This just in the fascist fourth branch of the democrats government defends fascist speech by fascist Brandon in calling a huge segment of America semi-fascists for not accepting democrat fascism.

[mountaineer]

This, however, is not "semi" fascism. It's full bore Himmler-is-so-jealous fascism (although it also smacks of the USSR):

DHS video urges Americans to report family members who challenge government COVID claims on social media
by ALEC SCHEMMEL | The National DeskTuesday, August 30th 2022

WASHINGTON (TND) — An informational video from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), encourages Americans to report their family members on social media for challenging federal government claims about COVID-19.

The CISA's video, established as a resource to stop the nation's greatest homeland security threats, shows a young woman, Susan, sitting at a computer.

"Consider this post from Susan's feed. It's from her uncle Steve, who claims 'Everybody knows COVID is no worse than the flu,'" the video's narrator says before listing the logical fallacies allegedly committed by Susan's uncle.

    "Comparing a pandemic virus to a seasonal virus also commits the fallacy of 'weak analogy' because the two viruses have telling differences," the video's narrator notes. "Steve fails to share those differences, committing the fallacy of 'suppressed evidence.' Finally, unless Steve is an infectious disease expert, he is also committing a fallacy of 'appeal to authority.' He is presenting this information as if he were an expert in the field, when he is not. Susan doubts her uncle's claim, but she isn't an infectious disease expert either."

The CISA video and similar content do not reveal the full extent of DHS's efforts to quell "mis-, dis-, and malinformation," which, as noted by the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), is done largely via partnerships with tech companies, civil society groups and media institutions. Together, these entities target certain narratives and the people who extol them using a "whole-of-society" approach. ...

The National Desk

[Killer Clouds]

This, however, is not "semi" fascism. It's full bore Himmler-is-so-jealous fascism (although it also smacks of the USSR):The CISA video and similar content do not reveal the full extent of DHS's efforts to quell "mis-, dis-, and malinformation," which, as noted by the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), is done largely via partnerships with tech companies, civil society groups and media institutions. Together, these entities target certain narratives and the people who extol them using a "whole-of-society" approach. ...The National Desk

Democrat Communist Party! Heil Brandon!