Making claims that I said the popular press have a bias could only mean I was pandering is rather near-sighted, no? At this point, it's come down to semantics.

Making claims that the press is biased in an effort to make yourself look better is not the same as forcible suppression of opposition...not even close What? Was something accidentally deleted here or are you saying that I'm trying to offer me saying the media is biased as evidence for the argument that Trump is a facist? I concede that saying he fit into the nationalism criteria was irresponsible, but how different is his populism from traditional nationalism? Given your second paragraph description of nationalism, how can you not see parallels to his campaign? You're right, maybe we should stop using the word "facist" to describe him considering that world has a very clear-cut meaning. However, that is not to say he's abusing of his power. Soccer and basketball aren't the same, but they both fall under the fundamental vessel of ball sports.