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Fascism is an ideology that rewards people for being the worst version of themselves.

With every evil act they perform they feel better about themselves. These people are just getting started.

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Could you expand on that? I want to be clear that this isn’t a bOtH sIdEs argument I’m making here. I’m pointing out that “both sides” call each other the same thing but it’s clear to me that one side really is engaging in fascist acts while the other isn’t. The opposite of the bOtH sIdEs argument really…

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It’s the horseshoe theory of politics. Both far ends of the spectrum have more in common with each other (being basically fascists) than they really have differences (different core issues they rally their fascism around).

Both only really look at the other’s extreme, and see fascism, but aren’t self aware enough to see their own. Or they dismiss their own as only the extremists, not realizing how this may apply to the other side.

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Being fascist on the right is not extreme. Look at the laws they’re passing. That is absolutely not the case for the left.

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Far from not knowing what fascism means, I suspect you don’t even know what left/right means. Unless you’re just doing a horseshoe theory bit.

This could be fun though.

Please compare and contrast the distinguishing features of “left fascism” vs “right fascism.”

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On the other hand, one side is adopting fascist methods and ideology while the other side are democrats. What Republicans are doing is using dilution language, and you’ve fallen for it .

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Rewriting history to justify slavery is absolutely a fascist act.

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Yeah my post wasn’t pointed at anybody here. Just made me think of all the instances where each side calls the other fascist. I think most of us here realize who the real fascists are…

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