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Most of us only know knew fascism from history books. But I think the part that has been the most surprising is how stupid it is.
by josefritzishere 1y ago
Most of us only know knew fascism from history books. But I think the part that has been the most surprising is how stupid it is.
- Animats 1y agoThat's a good insight. Inept authoritarianism - the worse of both worlds.
- toomanyrichies 1y agoOne could argue that incompetent authoritarianism is better for the country than competent authoritarianism. It's just too bad those are our only choices at the moment.
- xtiansimon 1y agoPractice makes perfect.
- cyanydeez 1y agoOne could argue that ineptitude is the lubricant.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> the part that has been the most surprising is how stupid it is Read The Wages of Destruction. The Nazis were economically inept. This part of fascism’s history—its incompetence–is often overwritten by stories of gleaming German engineering and Italian timeliness.
- ethbr1 1y agoI'm sure the Volkswagen Ponzi scheme would have ended up fine... /s
- ReflectedImage 1y agoBasically, fascism creates a system where people are promoted based on political loyalty rather than competency. The most loyal people will be the people who lack skill since they only have the position due to the higher ups ensuring loyalty.
- ethbr1 1y ago> But I think the part that has been the most surprising is how stupid [fascism] is. I mean, Mussolini did try to ban pasta in Italy... https://bigthink.com/the-past/pasta-italy-mussolini/ https://bigthink.com/the-past/pasta-italy-mussolini/