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The Democrats are the undisputed masters of gaslighting (lemmy.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42369507

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[–] [S] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It must hurt Viking's brain that we live in a fascist world

Of course. If the return of fascism to the richest country in the history of the world DOESN'T hurt your brain and several other parts of you, you're either extremely ignorant, extremely twisted, or both.

where all we have to pick from is the lesser of the two evils.

Yeah, there's that learned helplessness that Neoliberals and their enablers trot out the moment anyone dares hold them to account from the Left 🙄

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Return of fascism!? It never left. The US was fascist before the term existed.

    I think you imagine there is another option when the entire world is ran by wealthy and their favorite proxy the corporation.

    Show me a country without an ever widening income gap and I will believe you that there is another option besides starting over.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Return of fascism!? It never left

    In terms of existing at all you're right, but in terms of being the base ideology of the government, it did.

    The US was fascist before the term existed.

    It shared significant aspects, yes, but that's not the same as fully BEING fascist any more than being an overrated team sport with a ball makes basketball the same thing as baseball*

    I think you imagine there is another option when the entire world is ran by wealthy and their favorite proxy the corporation

    Again: that's an aspect of fascism, but also an aspect of many OTHER bad forms of government such as Neoliberalism, paleoconservatism, and anarcho-capitalism.

    Show me a country without an every widening income gap and I will believe you that there is another option besides starting over.

    Capitalism ≠ fascism. The latter is the inevitable consequence when the former isn't sufficiently kept in check and both need to be abolished for the good of humanity, but that still doesn't mean that they're the same thing.

    *yes, this example WAS ridiculous on purpose to inject a little levity.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago*

    I have studied the American revolution with a critical eye and I can definitely tell you that the "founding fathers" were the very definition of corporatism. They also ticked off all the bad things people usually associate with fascism as well. I go off Mussolini's definition of fascism as opposed to scholars who don't want believe their country is fascist.

    Viking, 90% of all policies in every nation in the world are written by corporations. We live in a corporatocracy which is arguably the natural result of corporatism in the modern world.

    I think you are imagining capitalism as the mythical "small business capitalism" when in reality it always leads to concentration of power hence the reality we live in. You can prove me wrong by showing me a capitalist practicing nation that doesn't have an ever increasing wealth gap.

    Capitalism leads to corporatism that leads to a corporatocracy. I also don't buy into the "keeping it in check" belief that tries to condition us that capitalism will work under the right circumstances.

    Of course it will work, by concentrating power leading to fascism like it already has. It will never be regulated into small business capitalism because that is just the larval stage.

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