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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·29 days agoLet’s go with Umberto Eco’s definition since it is well known and it is numbered for easy reference. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism#Overview The only part that might apply to Democrats is #6.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·29 days ago2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, and 14 all apply to the Democrats
minus-squarem532@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoCould just go with the simple one: fascism is capitalism in decay. Then the republicans are fascists and the democrats are not fascists, because they are in denial about their empire decaying.
Let’s go with Umberto Eco’s definition since it is well known and it is numbered for easy reference.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism#Overview
The only part that might apply to Democrats is #6.
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, and 14 all apply to the Democrats
How so?
Could just go with the simple one: fascism is capitalism in decay.
Then the republicans are fascists and the democrats are not fascists, because they are in denial about their empire decaying.