The tendency to cast any deviation from contemporary left/liberal consensus as “crypto-fascism” or even outright “fascism” is among most stifling and absurd elements of the hysteria-induced moral panic that we’ve been beset with for the past several years
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George Orwell might as well have called his essay *Notes on Echo-Chamber-Nationalism*. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Orwell#%22Notes_on_Nationalism%22_(1945) …
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Well I think he does make the progression from nationalism into fascism very clear.
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But I watched an hour an a half video from a former comedian who went through a definition provided by an "expert" and showed how similar all the people I dislike are to this expert's definition.
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Much in the same way that the accusation of "racism" is used willy nilly, people call other people "fascists" not because it is true, but because it is effective.
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An opposing side can and will devalue assertions against them (like “fascism”) by simply accusing the other of the same sin. Just like ssserting fake news. This is fairly obvious today.
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But Princeton Professor Jason Stanley told me everything that is not lefty/liberal is Fascism.
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I like the classic 6 point test: 1)uniformed party militia 2)cult of charismatic leadership 3)desires control of all aspects of life 4)rejects liberalism, 5)marxism & 6)conservatism alike
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I wish more people could speak as Australians, instead of ‘left and right.’ (It’s just not right & leaves some people left out. Lol) ... (I seriously do wish that though.) We need more bipartisanship on the big issues, & policy debate, not personal attacks.
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Here's what I think it is: A top-down authoritarian structure focused on military efficiency through obligation to serve the state.
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But this is true of all such words in modern discourse: racism, anti semitism, Islamophobia, etc, etc.
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Somewhere else, I gather. Where characters actually count?
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the left overuses every bad character label. is misogyny real? yes. but if I, a woman solidly planted on the right, try to point it out, I'm suddenly sjw, feminazi, etc. also, the left ignores blatant fascism, sexism, racism, etc, further weakening their everyday claims.
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Like calling a group 'Nazis' was previously off-limits. Now it's thrown around daily and met with eye rolls.
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I think a more useful exercise would be to define a priori elements that be indicative of a fascist movement and then look to see how many of them fit. What would such a list look like to you?
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Your tweet is fascist
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