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[–] Muetzenman@feddit.de 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dont confuse authoritarian with fashism.

[–] midas@ymmel.nl 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Isn't oppressive authoritarianism one of the elements that make up fascism?

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Fascism is explicitly right wing. If it's not right wing then it's still authoritarian, but not fascist.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, fascism includes authoritarianism but not the other way around. You can be authoritarian and not a fascist. Which doesn't make you good, just different flavour of bad

[–] Jonathan12345@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if by "authoritarian" you mean "when the government does stuff", then by your logic every government in existence is authoritarian.

[–] midas@ymmel.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Really don't feel like going into a supposed gotcha since you have to realize it's a sliding scale. So it's not my logic, it's your logic.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago