[gunfighthacksaw]

It would be extremely naive to think that fascism only happened in the 1920s-1940s.

Obviously, todays fascism looks nothing like that of the modern era, just as todays leftists are different.

But it’s back, poisoning our democracies and pushing the world into a new hell. Putin is a neofascist. I could tell you which Americans are fascists, but you all get touchy when anyone brings it up.

[LAC-Tech]

Ah yes, the crypto-fascism conspiracy theory - or the blackshirt scare.

There's fascists everywhere. They don't call themselves that, they don't organise under that label, and their views aren't particularly similar to historical fascism - but it's a serious threat! It's so powerful that they have to keep it a secret because they'll be cast out of polite society...

At least McCarthy actually found people spying for the USSR.

[gunfighthacksaw]

> They don't call themselves that, they don't organise under that label

Why would they? Much of our current mythology is based around slaughtering fascists in WW2. Why would anyone identify with that?

> their views aren't particularly similar to historical fascism

Hence the appellation of neofascism. There is a direct thread of political genealogy from the alt-right to the OG fascists, through the European Nouvelle Droite (inspired by Mussolini) and including figures like Steve Bannon who used to push the British BNP: a legitimately neofascist party. He also was buddy with Dugin for a while: a confirmed neofascist.

Read some fucking history and get stuck into the thought and theories of the far right if you want to play this game son.

> it's a serious threat!

Finally, we can agree! Look at the escalating far right violence in the US and Canada, and the erosion of the open society in Europe, and the current actions of Russia and China.

[stale2002]

Or how about, instead of that, we recognize that the vast majority of people are not engaging in political violence, revolution, or physically attacking their political opponents, or any of these allegedly horrible things that you think are happening.

And instead of that, we should recognize that most people just want to do work at their workplace, have friends, and live their life, and are not apart of any neo nazi groups that are going to target minorities at the drop of the hat.

Most people, are just regular normal individuals, who are not engaging in horrible actions or attacks against others, and we do not need to be on a witch hunt to find the secret nazis that you think are hiding just around the corner.

[jonathankoren]

My sibling in humanity. I beg you. Read about the history of fascism and its contemporary movements instead of just parroting ill informed bumper stickers, because you’re about half a step away from saying the that the Democratic Republic of Germany was democracy.

[LAC-Tech]

Piece of advice - if someone disagrees with you and you want to change their mind don't tell them they are ignorant of history and they get their ideas from bumper stickers.

[jonathankoren]

If you don’t want to be called ignorant of history, don’t spout obvious factual errors.

But of course you knew you were caught in an embarrassing error, because you edited you comment to remove the fact that you called nazis socialists.