Post ARTk9v0iueXxmIPT3w by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
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 (DIR) Post #ARTg38lexyn4bJsOY4 by megalodon@worm.pink
       2023-01-09T20:10:31.455651Z
       
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       This corner of the fediverse is fun because people are like “block some queer leftist instance for being full of racists and fascists” and then all the posts on that instance will be like “just ate all the stuffing out of my Blåhaj and I’m ready to see god”
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTh9NvXcJgHJC2WrQ by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
       2023-01-09T20:39:36.557Z
       
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       @megalodon@worm.pink Leftists calling other leftists fascists is always weird to me.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARThHB9P0Gl603Ev1U by RustyCrab@sleepy.cafe
       2023-01-09T20:41:02.512477Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon look up "purity spiral" friend. Nothing they believe has any kind of mainstream pushback so it just gets more and more extremist.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARThneOvmoGlz8zFCa by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
       2023-01-09T20:45:18.815875Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon I (a leftist) can definitely think of lefties I’d call fascists without a doubt.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARThneqw6gffO05bqy by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
       2023-01-09T20:46:52.081Z
       
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       @Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo @megalodon@worm.pink But by that point they are by definition no longer leftist.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTiFaImcWTZNdQn56 by RustyCrab@sleepy.cafe
       2023-01-09T20:51:57.290493Z
       
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       @pawlicker @SuperDicq @megalodon "if it feels good, do it"
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTjJPprZmnO21IKjA by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:01:34.476616Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon left or right isn’t really an indicator of how authoritarian/libertarian you are, is it?
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTjJQMTcWspfAYNYu by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:03:48.919Z
       
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       @Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo @megalodon@worm.pink No, but fascism is clearly defined as far-right authoritarian.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTk9v0iueXxmIPT3w by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:06:54.006617Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon  fascism isn’t clearly defined at all, actually. I see wikipedia explicitly says right-wing, but moderation has an insanely big neo/shitlib bias…
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTk9vdMazSHi8UKI4 by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:08:16.462746Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon Lmao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fascism
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTk9wC6VpFDRsk4RM by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:13:14.099Z
       
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       @Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo @megalodon@worm.pink I guess calling it red fascism is a good distinction. I prefer the term "tankies".
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTkuz5vXwXA3RHpIG by Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:20:41.372091Z
       
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       @SuperDicq @megalodon I feel like distinguishing between red and ‘regular’ fascism blows past the fact that they’re doing the same thing, not to mention the purpose of having a distinction in the first place. I don’t see a good one.In fact, I think it’s dangerous to endorse the notion that only the right wing has paths that lead to fascism. Which is what this distinction seems to do, as you seemed to think so.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTkuzf1RSbfoHhqzo by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
       2023-01-09T21:21:46.012Z
       
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       @Melymnia@cdrom.tokyo @megalodon@worm.pink I personally believe authoritarianism is the path to fascism, not rightwing.