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    Theocracy is theocracy. Which is not good or terribly useful or even stable as a system. But it is not fascism.

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    It's fair to say that not all theocratic systems are fascist, but they're also not mutually exclusive. A particular theocratic system can also be fascist in nature.

    Some common points:

    • Appeal to tradition
    • Rejection of modernism
    • Anti-intellectualism
    • Absolute factual authority of leaders
    • Obsession with outgroups as enemies, such as sinners and atheists and believers of other faiths
    • Special jargon to control the masses
    • Subordination of people to a greater cause
    • Jingoist militarism (ironic for a lot of "peaceful" religions)
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