Republican: fascist, authoritarian, Mostly rich old white dudes being racist towards blacks and telling them how they know whats best for them. Their politicians wear red ties

Democrats: fascist, authoritarian, Mostly rich old white dudes being racist towards blacks and telling them how they know whats best for them. Their politicians wear blue ties

#USPol

@freemo most Democrats aren't facists, and some Republicans arent either

@louisrcouture That has been overwhelmingly not my expiernce.. In face while both are overwhelmingly fascist I've foudn when it comes to the authoritative aspect of it (which is the most important IMO) the democrats are in fact a bit worse than the right.

@freemo facism is not when government does a thing you don't like

@louisrcouture Of course its not, I never claimed it was. Nor did I even suggest it was...

Authoritativism is a measure of government that has nothing to do with "things you dont like"... it has to do with how much the policies rely on force, and violence vs how much the policies try effect cultural change or other "softer" approaches.

A law that chops off your hands when you still is **very** authoritative... a law that puts you in jail for a long time is fairly authoritative too... if instead the government tries to reduce crime via investing in better mental health access, paid for by taxes, thats still a bit authoritative but far far less so... the same programs however paid for by donations wouldnt be authoritative at all.

Authoritativeism has nothing to do with what you like and everything to do with how much force a government assumes in its policies.

@freemo literally what part of Democrat party ideas today is facist

@louisrcouture

Literally almost everytthing they do... They are "big government" (controlling people with lots of rules that carry with it violent threats).. as opposed to small government (minimizing how often they make rules or exert control).

The only difference is the left is fascist-left, they make laws that force you to sacrafice your own individual freedoms for the greater good, or get a gun pointed at you and jail time. The right is fascist-right, they too make laws that force by threat of violence as the norm.. but in their case their laws simply focus on personal freedom even if it is at the expense of the collective good..

Authoritarianism doesn't seem too much different between the two... which is at the heart of fascism.

Authoritarianism doesn’t seem too much different between the two… which is at the heart of fascism.

Yes but I think there needs to be private sector cooperation with authoritarian activities in order to call someone a legitimate modern fascist. I think #JacindaArdern and #RonDesantis are good examples of this.

@realcaseyrollins

Why is it only authoritarian if it comes from corperations? So if you have a communistic society where no corperations exist, all just the government.. communism cant be authoritative? That doesnt track.

@louisrcouture

So if you have a communistic society where no corperations exist, all just the government

I do think that would be fascism too. Fascism usually has the state take over private enterprises, or force them to do what they want, which aren’t effectually that much different from each other.

@realcaseyrollins

I think you are confusing specific examples of facism vs facism as a concept (which can take any form)... The definition of facism is:

a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

@louisrcouture