Industrialism and technical innovation were highly valued; in a handful of years, Germany became one of the strongest industrial powers.
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So let's look at how we're using the term today. Is the modern GOP a fascist party? Is Trump? His supporters?
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Trump won with the minority popular vote. So there's that. He's controlling narratives away from negative views of his party.
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His policies involve cutting off resources for marginalized communities. His supporters call anyone not a white man a "snowflake."
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His rise to power was strongly aided by technology. He wants to march tanks through DC in a show of military might.
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He has a singular focus on restoring manufacturing jobs to the US at the expense of other services.
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And he and his team regularly harp about "unity" and patriotism.
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So yes, Trump is a fascist and his team promotes fascism. Not because I disagree with them, but because actions align with fascist policy.
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If you talk like a fascist and you act like a fascist and you govern like a fascist, you're probably a fascist.
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Authoritarianism isn't fascism, although the latter usually begets the former. Not every authoritarian is a fascist.
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So when people say, "doing X makes you the real fascist," it's because they have no idea what they're talking about.
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TLDR: fascism requires mandatory unity for strengthening the state and isn't about dismissing speech or dissent. And I'm done. tyall
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Thanks for the good, clear summary. I've also found this helpful: https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/fasci14chars.html … DJT shows most if not all of these
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