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The primary definition of fascism, according to the Merriam Webster dictionary, is this: > a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fas
by piperswe 4y ago
The primary definition of fascism, according to the Merriam Webster dictionary, is this:
> a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
systemd has nothing to do with nation or race. There are much better words than fascism to describe Debian's prioritization of systemd.
- Maursault 4y agoThank you, and a worthy attempt, but as you have defined Fascism, the political movement and a noun and proper name, as opposed to the adjective fascist, as in advocation of an authoritarian regime and in opposition of and intolerant of opposing views, and in modern definitions, a synonym of "bullying," your post is somewhat of a straw man. Obviously I was not suggesting that systemd was literally Nazi software. What I was saying is that systemd, as an unnecessarily complex machine in itself as it proceeds to annex other parts of the system, is autocratic, strongly regimented and centralized, suppresses opposition, and subordinates individual interests.