NEW YORK CITY – Times Magazine has announced that Donald Trump has been named in their latest issue as their Person of the year, stretching the definition of “person” to its absolute limit.
I can see that, but Netanyahu hasn’t inspired a surge of fascism around the world, even in staunchly antifascist countries (see what’s happening in East Germany and Canada, for example). And granted, part of that is people who see Trump as a convenient distraction or inflection point, but it’s nevertheless true that Trump has had more global influence than Netanyahu or even Putin.
By that logic, surprised it wasn’t Netanyahu
I can see that, but Netanyahu hasn’t inspired a surge of fascism around the world, even in staunchly antifascist countries (see what’s happening in East Germany and Canada, for example). And granted, part of that is people who see Trump as a convenient distraction or inflection point, but it’s nevertheless true that Trump has had more global influence than Netanyahu or even Putin.