• VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Why is this fascism? Seems like good old fashioned religious intolerance and violence.

    Though this article skipped some details on that aspect.

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      5 months ago

      Why is this fascism? Seems like good old fashioned religious intolerance and violence.

      Which, let’s be honest, tends to be best buddies with fascism…

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        5 months ago

        Actually fascism tends to be secular. The authoritarianism is derived from an extreme version of nationalism. The authoritarianism in theocracy is derived from religion. Fascism ≠ authoritarianism. There’s a lot of other authoritarian ideologies out there. Marxism is another example.