▲ 794 ▼ Yes, It’s Fascism | Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. (www.theatlantic.com) submitted 6 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/politics@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] architect@thelemmy.club 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) “Don’t overuse the term fascist you’ll make it meaningless and that makes you a fascist!” Like you people can’t help but be hypocritical in the same damn sentence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 6 months ago I didn't say "don't use the term fascism." If someone's a fascist, call them a fascist. And there absolutely are fascists. But don't call people who aren't fascists, fascists, because that makes the the term meaningless. And liberals by definition are not fascists. Focus on the actual fascists, the far-right and everyone enabling them. Don't call the opposition fascists just because they're ineffective, with minorities in both chambers of congress and the supreme court. What makes you a fascist is advocating for making people bleed just for being liberals. And you had to willfully butcher everything I said in order to pull such a distorted interpretation out of it so you could make your strawman. And guess what? That's what fascists do! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 6 months ago I didn't say "don't use the term fascism." If someone's a fascist, call them a fascist. And there absolutely are fascists. But don't call people who aren't fascists, fascists, because that makes the the term meaningless. And liberals by definition are not fascists. Focus on the actual fascists, the far-right and everyone enabling them. Don't call the opposition fascists just because they're ineffective, with minorities in both chambers of congress and the supreme court. What makes you a fascist is advocating for making people bleed just for being liberals. And you had to willfully butcher everything I said in order to pull such a distorted interpretation out of it so you could make your strawman. And guess what? That's what fascists do! permalink fedilink source parent