Since I’ve been told repeatedly that you guys are fascists, I figured we could find out how many of you were legit fascists.
According to a quick query from ChatGPT, the following attributes make up a fascist:
- Authoritarian and dictatorial leadership.
- Extreme nationalism and emphasis on the nation or race.
- Suppression of dissent and opposition.
- Militarism and glorification of violence.
- Cult of personality around a charismatic leader.
- State control over the economy and society.
- Strict social hierarchy and suppression of individual liberties.
- Propaganda and manipulation of media.
- Scapegoating and persecution of minority groups.
- Rejection of democracy and political pluralism.
In short, if you promote a collectivist civilization centered around extreme nationalism and racism, while rejecting personal liberty and democracy in favor of a strong dictatorial leader, you’re more than likely a fascist.
If people advocate for individual freedom and accountability, that would be a sign that the person isn’t a fascist by definition.
And if you advocate against giving anyone dictatorial powers over a nation, then that’s also a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
And if you advocate for freedom of speech, particularly for viewpoints you don’t agree with, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
And if you advocate against state control of the economy and society, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
And if you’re against propaganda, even if it’s for viewpoints you agree with, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
And if you’re against the persecution of minorities, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
And if you think there needs to be different political factions or parties and that they all bring important things to the table and that single party rule is not good, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist.
So, people advocate for individual freedom and accountability, and if you advocate against giving anyone dictatorial powers over a nation, and if you advocate for freedom of speech, particularly for viewpoints you don’t agree with, and if you advocate against state control of the economy and society, and if you’re against propaganda, even if it’s for viewpoints you agree with, and if you’re against the persecution of minorities, and if you think there needs to be different political factions or parties and that they all bring important things to the table and that single party rule is not good, then that’s a sign someone isn’t a fascist. In fact, all of those together suggest that you might be a liberal.
So how many of you are fascists, and how many of you are dirty liberals?
Unfortunately, according to this test, I’m a liberal. Pretty much 0% fascist.
How embarrassing.
No shame in being a classical liberal (pluralism and all that). In fact, hardly anybody goes under the liberal tag anymore. The left-wing has pretty much adopted the “progressive” label and it seems the only practical distinction between Marxists and Fascists and Progressives these days is that the Fascists and Progressives would allow some greater degree of corporate existence than the Marxists. They are all equally totalitarian.