Unruffled [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agoProtestationdiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1740arrow-down112cross-posted to: communism@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareJoYo@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 months agoI don’t think democracy needs to exist for fascism to exist. The ruling class enforcing the hierarchy accomplishes what Douglas describes.
minus-squarexenoclast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoHe’s describing a very specific situation here. It also doesn’t require fashion choices like he said.
minus-squareJoYo@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agooh I was just agreeing. wear what’s comfortable and makes you happy.
minus-squarekopasz7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoInstructions unclear, dick stuck in SS uniform.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoOG fascism united with aristocrats, but that system was already dying by the time they came around. It needed liberal democracy to fail so it could exploit its weaknesses. Royalty would never tolerate someone as vulgar as Hitler or Trump otherwise.
I don’t think democracy needs to exist for fascism to exist.
The ruling class enforcing the hierarchy accomplishes what Douglas describes.
He’s describing a very specific situation here. It also doesn’t require fashion choices like he said.
oh I was just agreeing. wear what’s comfortable and makes you happy.
Instructions unclear, dick stuck in SS uniform.
OG fascism united with aristocrats, but that system was already dying by the time they came around. It needed liberal democracy to fail so it could exploit its weaknesses. Royalty would never tolerate someone as vulgar as Hitler or Trump otherwise.