Once again, fascists are not populists. They're the opposite of populists. Did they throw all the dictionaries away at the NYT?
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They use populism
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pop·u·list ˈpäpyələst/ noun noun: populist; plural noun: populists 1. a member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people. Authoritarian regimes don't represent ordinary people. They represent cabals of white-collar criminals
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They appeal to the base natures of ordinary people, Think of the "ordinary Germans" who let Hitler take over
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I prefer to think of the paradigm case as that of Lincoln, who appealed to the nobler aspects of ordinary people. "...a government of the people, by the people, and for the people." Using populism as a synonym for fascism is the worst kind of normalization of our baser instincts
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"The better angels of our nature". There is some wisdom there. We are at loggerheads though, because I believe populism itself is the problem.
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Finally we did. No more slaves of EU. Less Islamic migrants. And overall LESS LEFTISTS Italian ppl won against globalism.
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ve rode er culo eh ?
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Things worked out so well for Italy the last time they tried this, they thought they’d try it again.pic.twitter.com/7lOdH63Tf7
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Electing an anti-establishment movement is different than having a dictator take power from a king with a coup, US education system I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Hahaha the site is not visible in Italy, nice try explaining my own history btw
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Ignorance knows no borders. Here are the pertinent items. Do the rest of the research on your own, you just may learn something. 4. Contrary to popular belief, Mussolini did not take power in a coup. 5. Mussolini did not become a true dictator until 1925.
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It is not popular belief it is just history, it is studied in every school, I guess learning history from the same network that make shows about Aliens is not the best idea
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After this smug interaction with you I get why Trump won, hope he gets reelected
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And I can see why fascism is making a comeback in Italy. Enjoy!
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What exactly are "anti-establishment forces"?
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In this case, hard right anti-immigrant and anti-European Union. They will move to lift sanctions on Russia, so Russia is getting EXACTLY what they want: sanctions lifted and weakening the West by weakening institutions that strengthen the West as a unified bloc.
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No that exactly what Italian workers want so they can go back do business with Russia and not lose billions for nothing
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Why are we calling them "anti-establishment forces"? They're this:
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How can you compare fascism to the new government? You people are going crazy.
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