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Comment on Israel’s IDF Bans Android Phones—iPhones Now ‘Mandatory’

HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

They want to be able to perpetually spy on their military officers to keep them in line. Boot out any dissidents or anyone refusing to carry out illegal and genocidal orders.

Many fascist states like Stalin’s USSR, Nazi Germany, North Korea, etc all have mass spy programs on the most powerful who aren’t the leader.

It shows perpetual paranoia, which is expected as popular support for Israel has fucking collapsed in most Western countries. They know their time is limited.

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Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I would be interested to know what definition of fascism you are using that includes the USSR and North Korea. Fascism is not the same thing as authoritarianism, if that’s the definition you’re going by.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism

A significant number of scholars agree that a “fascist regime” is foremost an authoritarian form of government; however, the general academic consensus also holds that not all authoritarian regimes are fascist, and more distinguishing traits are required for a regime to be characterized as such.[2][3]

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- HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’m using the 14 points:
  
  public.websites.umich.edu/~rsc/…/fascism.html
  
  Of which the USSR under Stalin, and North Korea in general fit damn near perfectly.
  
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  - Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Thanks for your answer.
    
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