• Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Yeah the left coalition in France is very loose. Not gonna be enough to stop the march of the far-right for long.

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    3 months ago

    Fascist? No.

    There is certainly a popular reactionary swing away from social liberalism and towards national conservatism however.

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      3 months ago

      Buddy, national conservatism is the core component of fascism in a declining capitalist country, and inevitable under “social” liberalism.

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        The core component of fascism is authoritarianism with totalitarian goals. Many nationalist movements throughout history have not been fascist in nature, and many non-fascists have embraced nationalist values without becoming fascists.

        Also, claiming that a rise of fascism is inevitable under social liberalism is speculation at best.

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    3 months ago

    Based on the recent elections in England and France, no. Not sure about the rest of Europe though.

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      3 months ago

      Maybe actually watch the video first before talking about something he addresses

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        3 months ago

        I’d rather not support this channel since he’s an apologist for state violence.

        Maybe you can provide a synopsis?

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            people who lived under USSR really didn’t like it for the most part

            So then why do some 60% of Russians regret the dissolution of the USSR? Why do 70% of Moldovans regret it? 50% of Belarusians? 66% of Armenians? 70% of Kyrgyz? 70% of Azerbaijanis?