The list sadly goes on to include Assad, Qadaffi, Saddam, Rodrigo Duterte, and others.

Conflating socialism with fascism brushes over the real pitfalls of autocratic leadership and consolidated power. Perhaps that's why many seem all too willing to allow one man to leverage unprecedented manipulation and control over the critical checks and balances that made America Great. And they've fallen for the same empty promises that have always enabled autocratic rule, economic prosperity and protection from false fears.