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Trying to language police the use of the word fascism to describe right-wing authoritarians is a waste of time and for me raises a bright red flag for the perso
by nemo 2y ago
Trying to language police the use of the word fascism to describe right-wing authoritarians is a waste of time and for me raises a bright red flag for the person doing the language policing. Instead of trying to get people to stop using a term of common parlance to describe the emerging and growing spread of right-wing authoritarianism, perhaps you might want to consider doing some constructive instead, or just coping with the fact that with the current rise of right-wing authoritarian extremism that mirrors prior rises of the same, some people are going to use a word you don't like to describe it.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago> the use of the word fascism to describe right-wing authoritarians is a waste of time Sort of adjacent to your point. I think the label 'Fascist' best serves us when we apply it to fascist behaviors. I'm not saying Fascist isn't a reasonable label for people who embrace fascist behaviors. It is. But 1) understanding and identifying fascist behaviors - this is how we know when to apply the label and 2) the behaviors are the mechanism for harm; they deserve our greater focus and 3) People are multiple things and things change. Behavior is what it is.