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ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I did some reading, it seems I had a misunderstanding of some of the finer details. Perhaps authoritarian or totalitarianism are better terms? I’m not sure, but regardless, I fail to see how many of the tactics of fascism couldn’t be employed by the political left, which I guess is the point I was originally getting at.

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athatet@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
If the left employed fascist tactics then they stop being the left.

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- ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  So communist governments that have used media control, militarism, cronyism, violated human rights, etc., aren’t left-wing?
  
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  - phutatorius@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    So communist governments that have used media control, militarism, cronyism, violated human rights, etc., aren’t left-wing?
    
    No, they’re state capitalist.
    
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    ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    So communist governments have never existed?
    
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technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I fail to see how many of the tactics of fascism

Leftism overtly opposes the tools of fascism: sexism, racism, imperialism, nationalism, etc.

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- ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Except left-wing nationalism is a thing that exists. And those aren’t the only tools of fascism. Fascists are known to control mass media, but thats not inherently a right wing thing. Corruption and cronyism aren’t mutually exclusive to the right. Military supremacy isn’t inherently right wing. What am I missing here?
  
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