Even in today's climate, I try to steer away from the word "Nazi." I attempt to speak in terms of "fascism" and "state violence."
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Accusations of "Nazi" are best left to those who directly reference or are inspired from that party.
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One of the ways to do that is to use actual Nazi chants at your rallies. "Blood and Soil" is one such chant.
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When your politics meet the criteria of fascism, when you gather with torches, and when you chant Nazi slogans... you know the taxonomy.
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100 Nazis gathered in a park near my house. 100 Nazis gathered in a place to defend the legacy of chattel slavery in the place where I live
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Lee Park and the Downtown Mall is a staple of Charlottesville life. It's my *everyday life* and Nazis gathered there. This feels personal.
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Incidentally, "get out" has been a theme of this trip. I want to fight this. But maybe the best thing to do is take my money and walk.
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Fascism is not locked to time and place like Nazi is. It is broader and easily tested against.
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I mean, it's not tho. Fascism as a concept has existed for 2000 years, modern fascism for 120+. It's a very applicable term.
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Literally the Roman Empire. The only difference is the relatively modern English concept of adding "-ism".
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Italo-fascism has some unique hallmarks that are still relevant. For example, the weaponization of technology as a tool of the state.
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You can argue that that was timelocked to the second industrial revolution, but we've got plenty of writings about how we're still living it
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@EmilyGorcenski I couldn't agree more. Does the below help? Was written with the same idea in mind...https://sergiograziosi.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/fascism-for-dummies/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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