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Nope. Where it's defined as people enacting or cheering right wing authoritarian destruction of democratic society. Like the supporters of Donald Trump.
by pfkurtz 6y ago
Nope. Where it's defined as people enacting or cheering right wing authoritarian destruction of democratic society.
Like the supporters of Donald Trump.
- koheripbal 6y agoFeel free to keep putting those goal posts wherever you feel like today.
- pfkurtz 6y agoI have no idea what this is even supposed to mean. But that's what fascism is — right wing authoritarianism built around a leader cult merging racist populists with a corporate elite, directing state violence at marginalized/demonized groups. Which is what Trumpism is.
- groundpepper 6y agoThere's a political illiteracy in our politics (I'm including Canada, but more prevalent in the US it seems) that says fascism is hitler himself and the swastika and nothing else.
- albedoa 6y agoWhich makes their confidence in their literacy so bizarre. koheripbal's reaction to the uncontroversial observation is to first convince himself that it must be wrong and then project a specific and fantastical reason to explain why we have observed it. He really thinks he has figured something out.
- busymom0 6y agoSo the person who literally defends the right of citizens to be armed to defend themselves and right for their speech is an authoritarian destructor? Man I used to think HN consisted of intellectuals with more logic. I guess I was wrong. EDIT: Oh look, downvote brigade has arrived.