| ▲ | solid_fuel a day ago |
| Fascism always collapses, the question is only how much will remain by the time that occurs. |
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| ▲ | z3c0 a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| And whether or not what replaces it is any better. Historically speaking, widespread democracy is still a recent development. |
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| ▲ | solid_fuel a day ago | parent [-] | | That's always an open question. Fascism does frequently collapse into other authoritarian regimes, too. But fascism itself will always fail. It is a movement motivated by the petty grievances of cowards and fools, and the same hate and violence they project outward always turns inward at the end. | | |
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| ▲ | criddell a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| What definition of fascism are you using? Is China fascist? |
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| ▲ | solid_fuel a day ago | parent | next [-] | | > What definition of fascism are you using? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism > Is China fascist? What a strange and completely irrelevant question. | |
| ▲ | ndsipa_pomu 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | China is also fascist by the usual four measures (cult-like worship, hyper-nationalism, a merciless surveillance apparatus and the glorification of military strength), but that has nothing to do with fascism in the USA. | | |
| ▲ | criddell 14 hours ago | parent [-] | | I was more interested in the claim that fascism always collapses because China feels like a durable counter-example. But if you don't classify China as fascist, it is irrelevant. |
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