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> By that standard, though, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, heck even Microsoft are all supporters of "technofascism". certainly! fascism requir
by GuinansEyebrows 4mo ago
> By that standard, though, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, heck even Microsoft are all supporters of "technofascism".
certainly! fascism requires industry that cooperates with the state to produce the means of control; these are all companies that do exactly that!
- Manuel_D 4mo agoBy this logic, Ford and Boeing were contributing to technofascism when they were building tanks and planes for the Allies in WWII. I don't think that most would agree with your understanding of technofascism.
- scotty79 4mo agoThere were fascist elements in what allies were doing to defeat fascism.
- throw1234567891 4mo agoFord propped Nazis in WW2, maybe that’s why you can’t put your finger on it.
- Manuel_D 4mo agoAnd Boeing? And General Motors? And the hundreds of other companies that produced armarments?
- throw1234567891 4mo agoThey’ve been paving the path to the main US industry -> weapons. You gotta do what you gotta do to turn the profit. But you guys have also sacrificed a lot of human life.
- Manuel_D 4mo agoSo your answer is yes? The companies like GM, Cadillac, etc. they were buildings tanks to defeat the Nazis were themselves fascists, because producing armarments is an inherently fascist endeavor? Even if the military they're equipping is actively fighting against real fascists?
- 8note 4mo agopressed into service? or pressed the government into building more arms, and using them against the citizenry? theres a pretty significant change between when the US was at declared war and when the companies making arms started pressing the US into undeclared war for the sake of selling the government more arms
- dzhiurgis 4mo agoUkraine got rid of their nukes and look what happened. Drop your guard down and you'll get eaten for breakfast.
- throw1234567891 4mo agoI don’t think we can say that clearly looking almost ninety years back, but those 90 years lead to where we are today.