Comment on Jon Stewart says the media cried wolf with its 'fascist' attacks on Trump

• officermike@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The word “fascism” had been used a lot in regards to Trump - not because it’s a go-to insult, but because Trump is meeting every characteristic of the word.

  Per Wikipedia:

  Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

  • Dictatorial/autocratic: Issues a flood of executive orders and works through Elon to exercise singular executive power with zero regard for Constitutionality and separation of powers.
  • Militarism: Threatens land grabs/annexations of Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza
  • Forcible suppression of opposition: Lawsuits/investigations/threats against media companies that say things that hurt his feelings
  • Belief in a natural social hierarchy: lifelong history of public racist and misogynistic comments
  • Subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race: suppression of transgenderism, everything DOGE is shredding, abolition of CFPB, OSHA, etc.
  • Strong regimentation of society and the economy: extreme censorship, immediate blame of disasters on DEI (even if only white, cisgender, qualified men were involved see DC airliner/heli crash), tariffs (and threats thereof), intent on destroying the renewable energy sector and forcing fossil fuels

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  • barrygoldwater@lemmy.wtf ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The word “fascism” had been used a lot in regards to Trump - not because it’s a go-to insult, but because Trump is meeting every characteristic of the word.

    Ok, but what about the number of people on Lemmy who use it as an insult as soon as they find out someone didn’t vote for Harris?

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    • shani66@ani.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What about the dinosaurs in the hollow earth?

      Neither exist.

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      • barrygoldwater@lemmy.wtf ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Correct. Dinosaurs don’t currently exist. And there is no hollow earth.

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• redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Lemmy is a collective of uninformed Maoists. Probably young and never had any responsibility. Wait till they have a family and need to pay taxes. That exorcises the Marxist out of any sensible creature.

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  • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lemmy’s demographics are considerably older than other similar sites like reddit.

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    • redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hmm… source?

      This guy the avarage Lemmy user?

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  • shani66@ani.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maoism and marxism are different things.

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