WITH the advent of a leader like Donald Trump, we have been watching for the last few decades that the United States is slowly becoming a fascist state. There is a quotation circulating since the last century and it goes like this: ‘When Fascism Comes to America, It Will Be Wrapped in the Flag.’ Although it is more important than who said it, another cliché that has become popular in the 21st century is attributed to lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who coined the adage ‘Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.’
On February 28, the Associated Press reported that former president Donald Trump faced four criminal indi