Interviews | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

“If you can take down American democracy—it clearly encourages them to act worse.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 17, 2018 | Hate Speech and Propaganda

Quote from “Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ Could Inspire Dictators Around the Globe,” article by Alexander Nazaryan in Newsweek. January 17, 2018 Read the article at Newsweek.

“Republicans now see partisan beliefs as ‘fake,’ and they have also bought into Trump’s cult of personality credo that anything or anyone critiquing him is not real.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 16, 2018 | Hate Speech and Propaganda

Quote from “Study: Americans View Media Negatively, Can’t Agree on Meaning of ‘Fake News’,” article by Jason Schwartz in Politico. January 16, 2018 Read the full article at Politico.

“It’s [fake news] anything that contradicts with a leader’s version of reality,” she said, pointing to the situation in Myanmar. “You can will away genocide, you can will away events that you didn’t want people to know happened.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 8, 2017 | Hate Speech and Propaganda

Quote from “Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Mantra a Hit with Despots” article by Jason Schwartz in Politico. December 8, 2018 Read the entire article at Politico

“It’s about loyalty,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University professor who has studied Trump’s connection with voters. “It’s an allegiance based on loyalty to a person — not a party and not to a set of principles.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 25, 2017 | Donald Trump

Quote from “Republicans Are Changing their Views to Accommodate Trump, Polls Show,” article by Astead W. Herndon in The Boston Globe. Read the full article at the Boston Globe.

“Most authoritarians in history are extremely brittle, they don’t take well to criticism so they surround themselves with family and flatterers”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 12, 2017 | Donald Trump

Quote from “Trump’s Authoritarian Streak” article by Stephen Collinson on CNN.com October 12, 2017 Read the full article at CNN.com

“If the leader does not explicitly renounce the violent rhetoric and actions of extremists, they will have done their damage even if he later purges them. The result is a new culture of violence in the country, which the other armed and security forces of society must adapt to.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 16, 2017 | Donald Trump

Quote from “What Authoritarianism Experts Think of Trump’s Decision to Pardon Joe Arpaio” article by Amanda Erickson in The Washington Post. August 16, 2017 Read the entire article at The Washington Post.

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“If you can take down American democracy—it clearly encourages them to act worse.”

“Republicans now see partisan beliefs as ‘fake,’ and they have also bought into Trump’s cult of personality credo that anything or anyone critiquing him is not real.”

“It’s [fake news] anything that contradicts with a leader’s version of reality,” she said, pointing to the situation in Myanmar. “You can will away genocide, you can will away events that you didn’t want people to know happened.”

“It’s about loyalty,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University professor who has studied Trump’s connection with voters. “It’s an allegiance based on loyalty to a person — not a party and not to a set of principles.”

“Most authoritarians in history are extremely brittle, they don’t take well to criticism so they surround themselves with family and flatterers”

“If the leader does not explicitly renounce the violent rhetoric and actions of extremists, they will have done their damage even if he later purges them. The result is a new culture of violence in the country, which the other armed and security forces of society must adapt to.”

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