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I guess I see that more as an embodiment of the US government for decades, so I don't attribute that to Biden himself being a fascist. I don't think mass incarceration is inherently fascist, although I could be wrong on that. Everything else on that list has been US policy for my entire life. That would be the center of the Venn diagram where both side's evil overlaps, but I don't think it's enough to call Biden himself a fascist in the same way you can actually call Trump a fascist because he himself embodies all of the values. I don't think participating in a fascist system automatically makes you a fascist. Evil to ignore it? Yes, but that's not the same thing.
He’s not just ignoring it though: he’s been advancing and legislating (many of) these awful policies for literally fifty years. You might quibble about where to draw the line between “fascism” and “everyday atrocities”, but the guy has done a lot of harm in his life.
That’s not to say that everything he’s done has been bad. And I’d still rather have him in government than one of today’s fully mask-off GOP fascists: there’s no doubt that this label applies to Trump or DeSantis. But it’s important to recognize that neither party has any interest in ending many of the US’s worst crimes. We’re going to need some major … let’s optimistically say “reform” … for that to happen.
I know there's a lot about his voting record that I disagree with, but I haven't looked close enough to see if he actively supported fascist policies on the regular. If so, I'd agree