it's not mussolini's fascism, where the state brings all other institutions in line with its interests. fascism is a specific thing. that's what the meme is about.
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'm not going to say you are wrong if you don't litter, but I don't think abstaining from littering is a moral duty. if it can break down in the next month, or is a natural mineral or metal, I don't think "littering" is a big deal.
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.
The candidate that does the least harm would probably be Cornell West or Jill Stein. voting for the senator who put in place the conditions for roe v Wade to be turned over, the senator who confirmed some of those very same justices, to be president does not reduce harm. if you won't take it from me maybe it'll take it from this guy
https://www.indigenousaction.org/voting-is-not-harm-reduction-an-indigenous-perspective/
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