• BNE@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    Thank God, an enlightened centrist! What knowledge can you throw down to us critically engaged peasants from the top of the horseshoe??? We’re so hungry as a result of communism or something

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        7 months ago

        Praise Rand. So wise.

        Actually, as a fun little aside, can you explain to me what you think Fascism is?

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          7 months ago

          Authoritarianism. You know little things like banning foreign media. Especially under the guise it’s for safety and your own good.

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            7 months ago

            Saying that authoritarianism equals fascism is like saying that team sports equal football 🤦

            Fascism is specifically an extreme right wing authoritarian ideology. Conservative communism (as in USSR type tankie stuff) is an authoritarian mess but it is by definition distinct from fascism.

            And yeah, I fully expect that you’re going to demonstrate the apparent reading comprehension of a 5yo child in any forthcoming reply, but figured I’d let anyone who’s confused about the difference and NOT arguing in bad faith know.

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                7 months ago

                the us has two right wing parties

                Absolutely correct.

                it’s fascism

                Right about one of them, wrong about the other.

                Not everything that’s authoritarian and awful is fascism and pretending that it is like some deranged Alex Jones fan waters down the word to the point that we can’t properly fight ACTUAL fascism and some don’t think it even exists.

                Words matter. If enough people use them wrong, it makes it much harder to pinpoint what fascism is and why it’s more important to eradicate than the also awful but nowhere near as bad neoliberalism.