To the editor:

Fascism is a form of government that is run by one man or one party that has complete control. Fascists control the population with strict laws and punishment. Fascists control a country’s economy and the media. Fascism uses propaganda to keep the people believing what the party wants them to believe. Fascism discourages immigration, dislikes foreigners, are racists and use violence to keep it that way. Fascists despise Democracy.

Benito Mussolini was a fascist, he wound up being hung by his feet from a light pole after the people of Italy finally realized that they had been duped. Hitler was a Nazi — a form of Fascism — he committed suicide after destroying countries and killing millions of people. Vladimir Putin is following Mussolini and Hitler’s footsteps of Fascism.

Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly through a system of representatives chosen by the people in free elections. In other words, it’s the citizens of the country choose who governs them.

The next election will be the most important election in your life.

I believe the GOP party believes in Fascism and every Trumplican-backed candidate wants to control who gets your vote.

It is your choice, Democracy or Fascism.

Joe DeMarco

World War II veteran

Jay