• Iceblade@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Fascist? No.

    There is certainly a popular reactionary swing away from social liberalism and towards national conservatism however.

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      3 months ago

      Buddy, national conservatism is the core component of fascism in a declining capitalist country, and inevitable under “social” liberalism.

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        3 months ago

        The core component of fascism is authoritarianism with totalitarian goals. Many nationalist movements throughout history have not been fascist in nature, and many non-fascists have embraced nationalist values without becoming fascists.

        Also, claiming that a rise of fascism is inevitable under social liberalism is speculation at best.