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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
Yeah I'm more concerned about machinations rather than rhetoric.... while the argument can be made that machinations are in place, it just needs rhetoric to drive it.
I'm not sure I agree that PP is a fascist. I would agree that while he is using nationalist language, I would counter its a wonderful strategy considering the eagerness for our current govt to finance global policies while people struggle to make ends meet.
It's political strategy. Not ideology.
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Except he's not just using nationalist language. Lumping socialism in with fascism, as he did in that quote I posted, is blatant newspeak.
Even if it's political strategy, it's alarming and concerning because once you make overtures to those groups, it's very hard to put the toothpaste back into the tube.
I agree we have to address the underlying causes of fascism, but you have to meet fascism where it is first and stop it. It's much harder to address those problems once fascists have seized power.