• mistermodal@lemmy.ml
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    16 hours ago

    It’s funny how you can tell which insults have made liberals the most sore in the past. You would never call your despised Putler an Uncle Tom if not for the psychic wound left from that term being levied at Obama and others like him.

    That’s the typical Timothy Snyder/Hannah Arendt breakdown of authoritarianism and fascism, yes, which is always problematic as these definitions could easily apply to any western leader or the subimperialist regimes they prop up, your entire logic is inconsistent. But of course you know that. Poinring out the inconsistencies in your irrational beliefs would be a waste of time, not only because of your belligerence, but because fascism can only coherently analyzed historically.

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      3 hours ago

      Im not either liberal nor conservative

      There is only one definition to fascism. Very good AI response to sound like you know what youre talking about.

      Here are 3 definitions so you can check for yourself but I suspect a propagandist doesnt care

      Cambridge Dictionary

      fascism noun [ U ] politics (also Fascism) uk /ˈfæʃ.ɪ.zəm/ us /ˈfæʃ.ɪ.zəm/ Add to word list Add to word list a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed

      Miriam Dictionary

      fascism noun fas·​cism ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm 1 often Fascism : 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 At the core of fascism is loyalty to tribe, ethnic identity, religion, tradition, or, in a word, nation.—Jason Stanley There are differences between Italian Fascism, German Nazism, and their various nationalist descendants.—Josh Jones broadly : a philosophy or system with some combination of fascist values and governing structures Take away colonialism and you still have … Balkan fascism … —Umberto Eco 2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control The early instances of army fascism and brutality are typical …—Jason Watson Aldridge Call it “soft fascism”: a political system that aims to stamp out dissent and seize control of every major aspect of a country’s political and social life, without needing to resort to “hard” measures like banning elections …—Zach Beauchamp —often used informally in an exaggerated way Like the city’s ban on the use of trans fats and draconian restrictions on smoking, the new soda regulations are … yet another installment of what Jonah Goldberg rightly termed “liberal fascism.”—Jonathan S. Tobin

      Wikipedia

      Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement that rose to prominence in early-20th-century Europe.[1][2][3] Fascism is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[3][4] Opposed to communism, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, and socialism,[5][6] fascism is at the far right of the traditional left–right spectrum.[1][6][7]