Wayback Machine is now dropping right wing sites - the book burning is well underway. Hail your new fascist information overlords.

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[–]slushpilot 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In addition to what u/bobbobbybob said, it's also said to be about strong labour coordination between corporations and the state... That's why the fascist logo is a bundle of arrows, sometimes a bundle of sticks, because a syndicate is made stronger than its individual parts.

Here we are in 2021, with powerful corporations deciding what opinions are allowed, effectively enforcing discretionary rules that the state itself cannot... in the name of political favour. "But it's a private company!" Sure, history doesn't repeat. But it certainly does rhyme, doesn't it.

Please, u/789, what is your picture of fascism—because I think we all say we oppose it, so why are you disagreeing?

[–]PeddaKondappa 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The terms "corporation" and "corporatism", as used by fascists, have absolutely nothing to do with the modern capitalist usage. Fascism has its roots in early 20th century national syndicalism, inspired by people like Georges Sorel and Charles Maurras. When fascist writers talk about "corporations" they are talking about labor organizations similar to syndicates or trade unions and not big businesses like those on Wall Street. Fascism is explicitly anti-capitalist as well as anti-communist.

The people who are restricting speech in the modern West are not "fascists." They are all liberals who probably believe the same things that you do (but I don't), like gender equality and LGBT rights.