This is what frustrates me. The rRght keeps talking about Communism having killed tens of millions of people. In reality Stalin and Mao were Communists at the stars but Fascists at the end.
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The Soviets were never fascists. Authoritarian, yes, but far left authoritarian, not far right. You can tell because they primarily defined us-them by class and economic system, not race, nationality, or religion.
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I guess, though I think that is the current view. Merriam-Webster might quibble.pic.twitter.com/dhdG9t5sHC
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"exalts nation and often race" not class, workers, or the proletariat That's a primary difference
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But to be fair, I think I get partial vindication w the rest of the definitionpic.twitter.com/ERQmO424vb
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Yes. That's the part shared by all authoritarians. The subcategories--fascist, communist, military dictatorship, etc.--depend on who the system empowers.
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"But it says so right in the name, and no organization has ever misappropriated terminology for such purposes" - Guy at 'American Workers for Low Wages'
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So NAZI doesn’t stand for National Socialist German Workers Party? What history books are you reading?
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And DPRK is a democracy
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