Letter: Banning dissent

There have been several letters as of late showing dismay over anti-Trump letters from the left. It seems as though freedom of speech should only apply to those supporting the president, according to these angry letters. As someone who has studied fascism for nine years now, it should be remembered that Trump is selling a proto-fascist agenda, and with that comes a crackdown on speech that does not support the cause. In fully formed fascist nations, dissent is banned completely. This is where Trump is intending to go. His asking if we can just shoot protesters in the legs is an example of his intolerance of dissent. Since Trump is following the fascist template, he will surely try to ban written and spoken dissent. Unfortunately, his followers are so convinced by Trump’s rhetoric that they will abandon our right to dissent in this nation, forsaking the Constitution. In their self-righteousness, I’m sure they would love to ban all anti-Trump letters to the Star.