I believe we must call Donald Trump, his apparatchiks, his hangers-on, his oligarchs and his “brown shirts” masquerading as “right-wing extremists” fascists. The word fascist has a powerful and important meaning. These folks are not “conservatives,” “right-wingers,” folks wrapped up in a conspiracy theory or just “brilliant capitalists.” They are fascists. They fit the textbook definition of the word “fascist.” Please, call them that.

I believe we must also use Goldhagen’s term “willing executioners.” The above mentioned fascists and their followers among the voting public aided the collective punishment, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Palestine. They are now carrying out a racist “death camp” deportation project. They are willing executioners. Please, use words that have powerful and important meanings.

Thomas Coffman

Concord