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So I don’t really disagree with the content of your comment, but I still take some sort of issue with the use of fascism lately. I see where the connection is m
by bsagdiyev 6y ago
So I don’t really disagree with the content of your comment, but I still take some sort of issue with the use of fascism lately. I see where the connection is made, but I still think that is a long way off from what was advocated. Even by definition of fascism and what it actually stands for. Having had family members “forcibly disappeared” during Franco’s dictatorship I feel this word is being used ... I’m not even sure, incorrectly? Wrong? Sure the US does something similar but I think that’s where the similarities end. I’m curious more than anything else, honestly, what to you makes that fascist? Maybe I’m wrong and I will gladly admit if I am but the parallels between complete national mobilization and removal of person for the whole doesn’t seem like what he advocated.
- CydeWeys 6y agoWe're on the road to fascism. If you wait until it's "solidly fascist" then it's too late to stop it via peaceful means. So yes, it's not yet nearly as bad as it has been in other countries throughout history. But we're potentially on a trajectory towards that right now, and it needs to be stopped. Calling it what it is is a necessary first step. Calling for the military to come in and violently crush protests (as Trump and Cotton have done) is for sure a move out of the fascist playbook.
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