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6 million? No way the number is that high.

• trident5000 6y ago
  8 million and half are active. Thats what I'm getting on a search anyway.
  • Daishiman 6y ago
    In most democratic countries it's quite common to see actual fascists in elections getting 5-15% of the vote. It is very much a fact that that's erring on the smaller side of the proportion of people in democratic societies who hold authoritarian positions.
    • rriepe 6y ago
      What does "fascist" mean?
      • pmiller2 6y ago
        > Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#Definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#Definitions
        • trident5000 6y ago
          "far-right" just to be clear that can mean anything and has throughout history. It also easily flips. The key thing to focus on is "authoritarian" which can occur within any political party. pmiller2 The fact that youre saying both american parties are right wing is exactly what im trying to point out. The labels are pointless, people just call themselves whatever they want. The actions are the actions.
          • pmiller2 6y ago
            No, it really isn't. It's both. That you choose to believe that "far right" is some ineffable quality does not mean others may not 'ef' it. In all honesty, both major American parties are quite right wing. We just have the ultra right party, and the slightly less right wing party.
        • rriepe 6y ago
          I always thought it was a portmanteau of "failed" and "socialism."
          • pmiller2 6y ago
            Fascism is in no way related to socialism. They are about as opposite on the political scale as you can get.
            • trident5000 6y ago
              Debatable. Socialism is depriving people of the right to own private property and instead having a central authoritative figure decide who gets what. That sounds like fascism to me. And no public services is not socialism. The fire department is a public service funded by the capital markets. People like to confuse this.
              • pmiller2 6y ago
                Except that none of that is true. People still have personal property under socialism. Means of production are what's referred to as private property, and those are owned by the workers.
            • rriepe 6y ago
              Fascists are just the socialists who want to keep going after socialism doesn't work. They like the "We're in power" part and don't mind the poverty/disease/war it always brings.
              • pmiller2 6y ago
                Citation needed.