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re: Why do so many people on this board think that liberals are "fascists?"

Posted on 1/25/24 at 10:29 pm to
Posted by dgnx6
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Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 10:29 pm to
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They can’t, because it doesn’t make sense. But they know big words like cuck.


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Historian Ian Kershaw once wrote that "trying to define 'fascism' is like trying to nail jelly to the wall."


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Historian John Lukacs argues that there is no such thing as generic fascism.



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Kershaw argues that the difference between fascism and right-wing authoritarianism in the Interwar period is that the latter generally aimed "to conserve the existing social order", whereas fascism was "revolutionary", seeking to change society and obtain "total commitment" from the population.





Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 10:31 pm to
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Kershaw argues that the difference between fascism and right-wing authoritarianism in the Interwar period is that the latter generally aimed "to conserve the existing social order", whereas fascism was "revolutionary", seeking to change society and obtain "total commitment" from the population.


This description has always been key for me. While I generally do consider fascism to be "of the right" with economic elements "of the left", I do not consider it to be a "conservative" movement.
This post was edited on 1/25/24 at 10:37 pm
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