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?

  • M Force @exploding-heads.com
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    1 year ago

    Cult of personality around a charismatic leader.

    Eh maybe this one bullet point but I’m not married to the guy and non of the other attributes apply to me. It’s mostly for shit posting lulz anyway.

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      1 year ago

      I think that’s something a lot of people don’t realize, we’ve got a lot of edgelords saying stuff mostly because it’s not allowed to be said.

      I think even a lot of maga folks agree that in some ways Trump is kinda an idiot sometimes. I mean, look at all the swamp monsters he had surrounding him as President.

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        1 year ago

        Dude really fucked up by not firing everyone. He literally had a tv show where that is all he did and he couldn’t do that one thing.

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          When Trump was doing real estate deals, he only needed a team of 10 competent people he trusted and things would work. When Trump became President, he had to appoint thousands of people. He didn’t have enough people he personally knew that were competent and qualified (and could get confirmed by the Senate), so he had to rely on the advice of others, and he received bad advice.

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            1 year ago

            Like that’s the problem. There were many trump loyalist and he didn’t appoint them to any positions of power.

            He could have made Alex Jones head of the FBI. Like that was in his power.

            WHY DIDNT HE DO THAT?