this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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Why even bother with words if we're going to do this with them?
Because “djdbdbdj fjdjdnd dhhsbdhdjdnd” makes even less sense than reductively explaining that a king or queen is a fascist by definition. They can remove your head if they dislike your opinions.
Words matter. Fascism is a very specific thing. Calling every authoritarian government fascism just dilutes the meaning of the word.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism
Upvotes upon upvotes. Some more relstable than other. The last one hits hard, for example.