Folks pushing back against this as ‘unhelpful language policing’ but the thing is that relying on these tropes is also a sign of bad political analysis too!
To link fascism to mental illness is to completely ignore the actual political calculations involved and actually gives cover TO fascism tbh!
To link fascism to mental illness is to completely ignore the actual political calculations involved and actually gives cover TO fascism tbh!
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Fatima Ayub
Editorial note: fascism is not insanity, and the language of mental illness should not be used to describe the hearts and minds of evil men.
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