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Facism was a political movement in Italia a century ago. Stop calling every random whacko you dont like a facist. Even Wikipedia has realized it has barely any
by blueflow 5y ago
Facism was a political movement in Italia a century ago. Stop calling every random whacko you dont like a facist.
Even Wikipedia has realized it has barely any substance left and is now mostly used as a smear word:
> Since the end of World War II in 1945, few parties have openly described themselves as fascist; the term is more often used pejoratively by political opponents.
I'd like to point out that "used pejoratively" means "slur" in progressive thinking.
- agentgumshoe 5y agoI think most people use it as a label for Nazi Germany under Hitler, or at least after the transformation from progressive socialist party to authoritarian regime.
- hdjjhhvvhga 5y agoThe term Nazi has become meaningless slur for political opponents of any kind. After Putin used it to justify his war with Ukraine I wonder if anyone else wants to use it publicly. And I wander what the next equivalent will be and how quickly it will become devaluated by being used indiscriminately by everyone against the people they don't agree with.
- LichenStone 5y agoThe first paragraph on the facism Wikipedia page seems like a decent working definition. It's always a shame when people use such important terms thoughtlessly or in bad faith, integrity in the meanings of things seems like an important part of a healthy civilisation.