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Yeah, I don't really think it's addressed much in this article, but it's fairly clear from his posts. There is a thread here discussing it[0]. Essentially, he
by mijoharas 1y ago
Yeah, I don't really think it's addressed much in this article, but it's fairly clear from his posts. There is a thread here discussing it[0].
Essentially, he is posting articles[1] saying he wants fewer non-white people in London.[2].
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45303111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45303111
[1] https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64 https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45303305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45303305
- AOE9 1y agoI was not aware of his opinions till yesterday, but I am still not sure how that is fascist, it might be something else but not fascist?
- mijoharas 1y agoAhhh, sorry, I was focusing on the rascist side. In the article he supports Tommy Robinson[0], who I think most people in the UK would consider a fascist. He started the EDL (english defense league) which was a more violent extreme version of the BNP (british national party), which the ADL article I just linked describes as "fascist". I only found out about his views the other day too, so can't say I've noticed any articles that are explicitly fascist, but given what I've read and his support for fascist figures I wouldn't necessarily be surprised at the moment to be honest. You do raise a fair point though. [0] https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tommy-robinson-five-things-know https://www.adl.org/resources/article/tommy-robinson-five-th...
- AOE9 1y agoI am from the UK and know about Tommy Robinson in passing. I read the ADL article and am struggling to see how he is a fascist, he is anti-islam and anti-immigrant but how does that translate to wanting a dictatorial leader, autocracy, forcible suppression etc like Russia?
- frozen_tomato 1y agoSo you at least agree he's racist then?
- AOE9 1y agoSure, just struggling to understand how to get to fascist.
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- projectazorian 1y agoThe EDL is basically a union of street thugs, fascist politicians who split off from the BNP, and political opportunists like "Tommy Robinson". Fascist is an accurate enough term for their politics, the stated political positions may not align 100% to historical fascism, but given all the fascist associations most objective observers would say that's likely to be a product of political positioning rather than any genuine ideological differences.
- AOE9 1y agoSorry are you saying you believe they are ideological fascists/neo-nazis but are pretending they are not so they can get elected etc?
- projectazorian 1y agoYes
- mijoharas 1y agoyou don't think of Tommy Robinson as fascist? that's surprising to me. Ok, so I've grabbed a random definition of fascism[0] (first thing that came up googling). > a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition now, let's think about tommy robinson and the EDL. * exalts nation and often race above the individual - check. * wants a centralised autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader - check. * by forcible suppression of opposition - I mean... it's the EDL, big check. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism