Americans on the left often overlook the very stability and freedom that allowed them to dissent. While President Donald Trump has faced persistent and aggressive criticism, his detractors simultaneously enjoyed free, undisturbed lives protected by the stable framework of the Constitutional Republic they claim was failing. This time around, they’re using pointed and dangerous language.

One of the more notable critics, Jonathan Rauch — an American author, journalist, and activist — recently published an article for The Atlantic claiming that there were no other words for Trump’s ideology other than “fascist.” However, the president did not challenge free elections, nor did he control the mass media to spread rhetoric and nationalize propaganda. In fact, quite the opposite was true. The real irony in Rauch’s scathing analysis was that in a fascist state, such articles would be censored and Rauch himself would fear for his life and his career — yet he continued to prosper.

Our Constitutional Republic was built upon a bedrock of fundamental freedoms, from religious liberty to the right to free speech, ensuring an autonomous way of life that remains unparalleled anywhere in the world. Fascist dictators would not afford those rights or freedoms. Instead, those who exercised them would be relentlessly attacked. Yet,........

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