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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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