Comment on A bit of salt makes it taste more savory

• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They’re pro-authoritarian and pro-oppression. Beyond that it’s just semantics.

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  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Semantics is literal meaning, though. Words mean things.

    I’m sure there are many words for left-wing authoritarians: fascist isn’t it. Instead of making fascism meaningless, can we pick a correct word?

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    • peregrin5@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Horseshoe theory is real. Right wing and left wing fascists are both fascists.

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      • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Horseshoe theory

        the far-left and the far-right are closer to each other than either is to the political center

        are both fascists

        Are closer doesn’t mean are the same: horseshoe theory doesn’t support your claim.

        They’re both authoritarians that repress human rights. They’re as bad as fascists. Identifying those elements that make them as bad—authoritarianism & repression of human rights—clarifies discussion.

        When we articulate problems accurately, we can criticize them in all guises.

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• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Fascism is a far right system

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