Deleuze and Guattari, following Paul Virilio, distinguished between totalitarianism, which is about the omnipotence of the State, and fascism, which is "suicidal." I think we see the powers that be in the US waffling between the two right now -- not Trump, he's all in for fascism ... 1/
"... people cheered ... because they wanted that death through the death of others ... Suicide is presented ... as the crowning glory of the death of others." But most of us aren't cheering, don't want to die, nor do we want the death of others, which is why Trump can't win this. 2/
Jan 30, 2026 20:09"Totalitarianism is quintessentially conservative." Trump's backers wanted totalitarianism, vs. Democratic party style "mellow totalitarianism with decorum" -- but he and his minions are so wildly insane they can't stay in that lane. "Once triggered [the] mechanism can't stop at peace ..."
