Since WWII, starting with FDR to Eisenhower to the New Left, the hippies, Yippies, leaders of Labour, Feminism, the peace movement, anti-racist organizations, Gay Liberation - the best minds in North America have warned against rising fascism for more than 70 years.

  Thirty years ago we were warned against the Mulroney-Reagan-Thatcher cabal. Most Canadians knew that NAFTA would enrich the rich and cost many workers their jobs. Journalists warned about the growing "democratic deficit" and the "war on the poor".
   In the last 20 years, as Canadians submitted to the conservative beat of "grow the economy", democracy has been shrunk. Many Canadians had a revelation: they were sabotaging what little remained of their democracy by giving ever more power to giant multinational corporations. And they were voting for politicians who became "elected dictators".
  Fascism has been on the rise for at least 70 years, dragging North America down the muddy slope. Blaming Trump will not work.