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OK, let's open a history book. How is Alex Jones a fascist? Can you elaborate on that? Historically speaking fascists were hard left. The Fascist government of
by repolfx 8y ago
OK, let's open a history book. How is Alex Jones a fascist? Can you elaborate on that?
Historically speaking fascists were hard left. The Fascist government of Mussolini had the following features:
- No democracy
- Massive state control over private industry
- Forced suppression of the opposition by censorship and intimidation
Has Alex Jones advocated for censorship of his opponents, massive state control over private industry or the institution of dictatorship? If not, what makes him fascist, exactly?
- bmarquez 8y agoI was about to make a similar comment. I believe that "fascist" here is being used at a political pejorative (much like right-wingers will call someone "socialist" as an insult.) There are many negative adjectives that can be used to describe Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories, but to the best of my knowledge he does not support totalitarian dictatorships.
- amaccuish 8y agoMassive state control over private industry != hard left. It's merely a tool to achieve an aim. Otherwise you can start argueing that Hitler was extreme left, which is laughable.
- repolfx 8y agoHow is it laughable, again? You know what Nazi stands for, don't you? And if you accept the premise that America is probably the most culturally right wing society today, then which was Nazi Germany closer to in its policies - America or the USSR?