this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2024
20 points (83.3% liked)

politics

19089 readers
3906 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News

• World News

• Business News

• Political Discussion

• Ask Politics

• Military News

• Global Politics

• Moderate Politics

• Progressive Politics

• UK Politics

• Canadian Politics

• Australian Politics

• New Zealand Politics

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
outrageousmatter@lemmy.world
aidan@lemmy.world
jordanlund@lemmy.world
HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world
little_cow@lemmy.world
20
What Is Fascism? (thetyee.ca)
submitted 3 days ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/politics@lemmy.world
8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 8 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It is conservatism to the nth degree.

Ultra Nationalism (were great simply because we're American)

Autocracy (what I, and I alone, say goes). Usually by crushing opposition through militant force.

Authoritarian (Pick up that can, citizen). Enforcing strict social behavior through force.

This necessitates a Dictator in power.

Almost always, these fascist dictators have a eugenics flavored agenda. They believe that there is some superior social hierarchy. If your demographic is at the bottom of this hierarchy, get as far away from that fascist dictatorship as you can. You literally have a target on your back. Secret police above the law bringing undesirables away to camps, never to be seen again.

Frightening how on track we are.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

That nearly half of Americans found themselves attracted to the likes of Trump should have prompted a moment of deep reflection among U.S. liberals a decade ago. It has not. Even in the course of this tragic presidential election, the Clintons and Obamas refuse to ask themselves what policies, techniques and political forces spawned such discontent and such will to destruction.

This is good example of the left's myopic thinking. The great near-enemy war between the left and liberals erases agency from Conservatives. They're not responsible for the rise of fascism, just because they were the ones who support it. No, it's the liberals of the past who didn't manage the rabble properly who are to blame.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

It’s the victim-blaming mentality of an abusive relationship.

‘If the left hadn’t burnt the dinner, the right wouldn’t have hit them.’ We brought this on by not being perfect.

Fuck that. Fascism does not ask permission. It actively foments and exploits any weakness, like a predator, then gaslights you into thinking it’s your fault.

Could the left do better? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean we deserve the fascism that’s been testing the fences like velociraptors for decades, eroding education and the media, sowing misinformation, conspiracy, and discord, and cultivating mistrust and apathy on a scale never before seen.

They need us to blame ourselves, to stay divided, and to point our fingers everywhere but at them. We need to stop making excuses for them.

Blame the fascists for fascism.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Yup. It's shades of Reagan all over again. But you know, uh, solidarity would kill us. So were gonna have to keep infighting. Surely that will work.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Look, fascists are gonna fash. There needs to be a credible opposition to them in order to obviate their appeal. Democrats have proven that they aren't that opposition, and they constantly resist calls from the left to become it.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

You can see it with your own eyes. Just pay attention.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Kamala Harris recently painted Donald Trump as a fascist. Not to be outdone, the demagogue and convicted felon called Harris a fascist, a communist and stupid.

Well, one of them is stupid.

Someone who was already president once should know enough about politics to know you can’t be a fascist and a communist – they’re diametrically opposed: communism is far left and fascism is far right.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The War on Everyone