@PugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoJust say 'No' to TERFs and tankies!lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down1119
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minus-square@Apollo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•10 months agoFascist =/= authoritarian. People use the words interchangeably but they mean specific things. North Korea for example is authoritarian but not facist.
minus-square@WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilink9•10 months agoTankies tend to point to the USSR, China, and DPRK - I’d argue all of them fit Umberto Eco’s widely used definition of fascism pretty well. In this context, it’s a distinction without a difference. What difference does this even make?
Fascist =/= authoritarian.
People use the words interchangeably but they mean specific things. North Korea for example is authoritarian but not facist.
Tankies tend to point to the USSR, China, and DPRK - I’d argue all of them fit Umberto Eco’s widely used definition of fascism pretty well.
In this context, it’s a distinction without a difference. What difference does this even make?