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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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
Naziism was a specific politick and I don't want to detract from those specific crimes. Fascism, otoh, is easily defined.
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Replying to @UnicornKnife
Fascism is not locked to time and place like Nazi is. It is broader and easily tested against.
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Replying to @UnicornKnife
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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Replying to @UnicornKnife
Literally the Roman Empire. The only difference is the relatively modern English concept of adding "-ism".
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @UnicornKnife
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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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @UnicornKnife
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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But in any case, you can apply Eco's test of fascism as an example, which is based on multiple governments and isn't historically locked.
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