Joe, they don't know the difference between socialism and communism. We can't expect them understand the difference between Stalinism and fascism. I can't tell you how many conversations I've tried to have only to realize these people don't even know basic U.S. history. They don't care.
I too really appreciate the well- placed nods to Stalinism peppered throughout Trump's authoritarian oeuvre. They make for a thrilling contrast to the lashings of Hitler and Jefferson Davis he's so well known for.
We use the word 'fascism' but one of the problems is...so many Americans have zero idea what fascism even is. These are the same folks who think socialism and communism are the same thing.
We need to use plainer language that uninformed, under-educated people will understand
There's a lot of technicalities, sophistry, and semantics regarding whether or not Stalin can be classified as a Fascist but more accurately he is categorically an authoritarian and dictator and so is trump (or at least trump tries to be).
This has upset a lot of people who clearly do not believe in the horseshoe theory of politics where the extreme left and extreme right eventually virtually merge together. It's a point of view that's all.
any asshole who just finished his 4 min youtube video and immediately runs to socials to prove that he has yet to watch the 2 min video on why HS theory is for morons should be ignored
I "made" a new flag for the US empire using AI, as is appropriate for a modern fascist state. Note the ratchet representing the red party and its controlled opposition, the blue party, the black background representing fascism, and the blue and white stripes for the police state.
I think the correct term is authoritarian. "Communism" is perhaps the most misused term in the modern lexicon. Communism, as it was originally outlined by Marxist theory is supposed to be categorically Democratic but as it was never actually implemented correctly that has not been the result.
No attacking people over immutable characteristics is definitionally fascist.
Stalin went after political enemies because of their beliefs. Both bad but distinct.
I support reminding people that communism is also totalitarian and just as monstruous on a large scale, because humans as a species are horribly prone to socially cannibalizing each other in highly authoritarian systems.
This one is not a strong argument, though. Both had this
Yeah - I don’t give a fuck about the flavor of the authoritarian nightmare engulfing us all. It’s not important to define it, it’s important to defeat it.
If a society goes off the deep end in any direction, you end up in essentially the same place. One person or a small group controls every decision, and the people have no freedom.
And also what the Nazis did when they were putting men in camps for looking or acting too feminine. And also what America did when they were putting people in camps for looking too Japanese. Arbitrary mass incarceration seems like a popular thing for all kinds of government.
This is deplorable at best. Criminal too. Someone needs to put the brakes on this guy. One person that they abducted was done do by error which Trumps administration cops to but they’re saying that they can’t get him back. What?? Such BS.
Hey Joe.
I heard another plane full of immigrants was flown to an El Salvadoran prison.
Didn’t a judge order a stop to this illegal action?
What the hell?
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We need to use plainer language that uninformed, under-educated people will understand
Thus, by the transitive property of dictatorship... :P
You’re beyond useless.
What do you call what your buddy Bibi is doing?
We are in full blown fascism
Stalin went after political enemies because of their beliefs. Both bad but distinct.
This one is not a strong argument, though. Both had this
not a US born citizen, and
not white, and
have a tattoo, and
flash hand signs that seem to be gang tags,
then professional sports and the entertainment industry is full of people that are eligible.
Just wonderin'
It doesn’t matter who you compare the felon to, he resembles authoritarians more than presidents.
I do have a nice set of silverware from Oneida though
Why is the regime that falsely accuses others of being communists, acting and sounding like a communist?
Please learn what communism is before you equate two totally opposite things.
Intimidation
Incarceration
Extermination
This is that.
I heard another plane full of immigrants was flown to an El Salvadoran prison.
Didn’t a judge order a stop to this illegal action?
What the hell?
Still an analogue to fascism.
We're far past analogies and well into the territory of reality.