magicbeans

But no, none of that matters. You've already figured out what I believe, and you'll tell me about it at length, whatever I have to say about it.

total lack of self-awareness

liberal democracies are breeding grounds for fascism. every fascist regime has emerged from them.

you can also read mussolini. he says explicitly what fascism is and why. eco is not singularly authoritative on fascism, and his definition gives liberal democracies far too much leeway. modern america, and much of the rest of the developed world, is doing exactly what mussolini would have had us do.

democrats and republicans are both fascist. they don't need to be hitler to be protecting the interest and primacy of the state at the expense of the interests and power of all other institutions. in fact, having hitler as a foil serves well to protect them from accusations of fascism.

i like your meme. it's genuine art.

oh damn. i had a similar conversation! i don't use whatever app it is that lets you tag people so i don't do that.

the two i keep running into are "harm reduction" and "fascism", but "tautology" had a minute in the sun last week..

this is not an invitation to share your (incorrect) opinion on these terms.