Vanni Cappelli

Dec 2, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Ruth Ann Dailey |Vanni Cappelli

The election of Donald Trump is an American tragedy in three acts. The first, and the most historically and spiritually significant, is the triumph of Trump populism, which has morphed into the new American fascism. Not just authoritarianism, but fascism. The word has a specific meaning and history. But I boil it down this way: It means strong man, one-man, rule and the suspension of civil liberties and the rule of law. It means citizens turned to a mob in the grip of an ideology.