If former President Donald Trump wins a second term in November, one columnist believes it could lead to the eventual rise of fascistic governments around the globe. Rather than standing alone as a threat to American democracy, Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall argued that the former president is instead part of a larger trend of far-right, authoritarian leaders taking control of Western democracies in the Americas and Europe. He noted that despite a relatively prosperous economy, liberal institutions today are “weak and discredited.” He compared Trump’s MAGA movement to Vladimir Putin supporte…