Biden's 'deplorables moment': Joe calls Trumpism 'semi-fascism,' throwing 'unity pledge in trash,' Rove says

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[–]SoCo[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Fascists always call their opponents' supporters fascists.

A key clue to fascism is blanket attacking a whole group for disagreeing with you.

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes. "Enemies lists" are a nice and very clear signpost of fascism.

This is why the debate right now is so off the rails. Both sides have "enemies lists". One point in favor of the MAGA camp, however, is that their evidence against their "enemies" is WAY more solid than the evidence the establishment is claiming against them. It's not even close. Also, it looks to me (not in MAGA or establishment) as though the "enemies list" of the MAGA movement is much more contained and targeted than that of the establishment, which now includes literally millions of people.

[–]SoCo[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Enemy lists are not so much signs of fascism, painting groups of people with a broad brush is. Having targeted specific grievance with people and their specific actions is normal. Associating half of the country with someone you don't like, then calling them all racist or fascis....now that is pure fascism and why the whole "deplorables" Hillary gaff went down in history as the fascist and most bone head political move to happen in a long time. Biden just repeated Hillary's huge campaign mistake that had been lauded as a terrible thing ever since.

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Enemy lists are not so much signs of fascism, painting groups of people with a broad brush is.

You're making a very subtle distinction here. Personally I don't think the first ever exists without automatic escalation to the second.

[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, it just means gov. and corporate collusion controlling the lives of the people, and we have plenty of evidence what side that is.