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  • There’s not really one clean cut definition of fascism, mostly a lot of “I know it when I see it”

    That being said, one definition I find kinda useful is; “Fascism is what we call it when an imperial power begins applying colonial policies to itself; the frontier comes home.” Germany had already been organizing concentration camps in northern Africa years before they started rounding up Jewish people. As a colonial power, Germany always had fascist policies, they were just directed outward.

    By this metric, it’s hard not to see the US as a fascist power for… most of the latter half of the twentieth century? Obviously, outright colonization isn’t the standard anymore. It’s mostly mediated through international businesses, propped up by the occasional secretly-funded coup or even an outright military invasion. Those of us living within the official boarders of the US have just been privileged enough to not have to live with the negative consequences.


  • I’m not saying we need to sing them sweet nothings.

    The democrats, as they stand, don’t offer much beyond maintaining the status quo. You can sing people’s praises or chastise them, but if you’re not offering any actual material improvements, then it doesn’t really matter what you say.






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    3 days ago

    Every non-voter knew about Project 2025

    I think you’re letting conversations online distort your understanding of the actual public.

    Most people were not aware Biden had dropped out. Hell, most people who didn’t vote have been chronically checked out – they decided a long long time ago that it either didn’t matter or wasn’t worth the effort. Most people have no clue what Project 2025 is. That’s something only news junkies know about.