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    1. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @lionel_trolling

      it's good that the fascist hard core are organizing a national political party?

      4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    2. Eric Levitz‏ @EricLevitz 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @lionel_trolling

      Of course it is. The threat of a fascist splinter party winning power following a break with Republicans in a first-past-the-post system pales in comparison to the threat that the GOP poses as currently constituted

      3 replies 0 retweets 32 likes
    3. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      I just want to underscore that we're talking about a "full-blown fascist party" (i.e. Jobbik, not Fidesz) running candidates in every state, winning office here and there, with a national fundraising apparatus etc. And your reaction would really be "great, the GOP is screwed"?

      2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      I think part of our analysis is based on historic fate of third parties in USA, where political structure is strongly weighed against them gaining significant power.

      1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
    5. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      Right, but what surprises me is this focus on state power as the one true threat. Because just days ago, the vibe on the left seemed to be that the real fascist threat comes from "fascist civil society" getting organized and incited

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      My opinion isn't that the danger is from fascist civil society (which remains disorganized) but FCS + state: of a demagogue in power like Trump who signals to FCS he is on his their side, incites them & uses power to protect them. So a Trump who goes a little farther.

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    7. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      One thing I've learned about the fascist threat is that it sometimes gets scarier but it never gets less scary. This phenomenon might be called the fascist ratchet.

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      I think there are periods in history when fascism recedes and becomes less of a threat. It ebbs and flows depending on historical circumstances.

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    9. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      When would you say fascism was in recession in the US?

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    10. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @HeerJeet and

      (WWII doesn't count)

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @SethAckerman @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

      That was an example that came to mind. But honestly I think Goldwater defeat weakened it for good decade or more as did 1992 splinter in GOP.

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        2. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @EricLevitz @lionel_trolling

          OK, but if we went back to post-1992, we would find a whole section of the left hyperventilating about the advancing fascist tide - Pat Buchanan winning NH, the Christian Right taking over school boards, Waco, Ruby Ridge, Oklahoma City......

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        3. Seth Ackerman‏ @SethAckerman 19 Jan 2021
          Replying to @SethAckerman @HeerJeet and

          So this is my suspicion: for much of the liberal/left, fascists are always advancing, even if they never arrive. It's almost like those people are a kind of solution.

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