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Justifying things you do - atrocious and anti-democratic or not - by citing widely shared ideals is a pillar of any kind of politics. To claim that sending feds
by amadeuspagel 6y ago
Justifying things you do - atrocious and anti-democratic or not - by citing widely shared ideals is a pillar of any kind of politics. To claim that sending feds into cities is like Jim Crow in a meaningful sense because it was also justified with widely shared ideals is ridiculous.
- panarky 6y agoThe difference is that in fascist politics, the justifications are lies. The US didn't invade Iraq to "liberate its people", and federal thugs aren't abducting people from the streets to "protect federal property". Those are lies and transparent pretexts. In non-fascist politics, the justifications aren't dishonest pretexts. For example, when non-fascist Roosevelt established Social Security, the stated reason was to safeguard "against the hazards and vicissitudes of life". That was not a lie or a pretext. It was true, and that's the difference.