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faschism = An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. Which fits the situation. Your genocide reference, an a
by rorrr2 13y ago
faschism = An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
Which fits the situation.
Your genocide reference, an attempt to trivialize the above statement, doesn't even make sense.
- omonra 13y agoYou have to accept that not everything happening in the world you dislike qualifies for fascism, genocide or equivalence to Hitler. Overusing these labels dilutes their 'brand', and then you don't have appropriate adjectives for real cases of fascism or genocide.
- jlgreco 13y agoOver-application of "Godwin's Law" removes our ability to learn lessons from history. (Not to mention those sort of comments are nothing but unproductive comment sniping. They do absolutely nothing to further the conversation.)
- ams6110 13y agoRather than fascism per-se, actions like holding people without charge, perusing their personal belongings and papers without due process, and threatening families or associates, are the marks of totalitarianism. It exists on both the right and left ends of the political spectrum.
- rolux 13y ago> It exists on both the right and left ends of the political spectrum. Even though those are relatively exotic forms, compared to the one that exists in the middle of the political spectrum.
- throwmeaway33 13y agoHe was being sarcastic. This has nothing to do with the principles of fascism. It may be tyrannical, but tyranny != fascism
- skwirl 13y agoThis is Poe's law in action.