• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Fascism continues to sweep the world. Apparently loads of people find it really appealing.

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      4 months ago

      Is populism a part of fascism? Seems like populists tend to be popular during rough times. They give you an “other” to blame, so it’s not your fault.

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        4 months ago

        Populism is just democracy. Liberals love to use this term to discredit the will of the masses because they don’t believe in actual democracy.

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        If there was a Venn diagram, populism and nationalism and fascism all overlap beautifully.

        I worry for my kids. I’m doing the best I can to keep the anger out of their hearts but Jesus Christ the world is so angry right now and they don’t know where to put it.

        Rough times ahead and strongly recommend everyone keep those you care about close.

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              Bro, English is not math, and your statement is not a diagram, so people are left to interpret the meaning of it. If you weren’t trying to imply that populism and fascism are closely related when you said they overlap beautifully, then why bring it up at all?

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                https://www.cuemath.com/algebra/venn-diagram/

                Look at the example. See how in a Venn diagram they overlap?

                I brought it up because the 3 overlap pretty consistently. If you have a rabid nationalistic, fascist or populist movement chances are it has symptoms of the other 2.

                That is not to say that rampant nationalism means fascist. Populism doesn’t mean fascism to your example.

                I can’t believe I have to explain this to someone but here we are.

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                  I know how Venn diagrams work buddy. I’m pointing out the lack of logic in your argument. Populism and nationalism don’t have much to do with fascism which is a product of liberalism and capitalism. There are plenty of examples where nationalism and populism result in socialist movements, Viet Cong being one prominent example.

                  This is to say that you don’t actually understand the cause of fascism and its relationship with populism and nationalism.

                  I can’t believe I have to explain this to someone but here we are.

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                    4 months ago

                    Nazi Germany as an example was a populist and nationalist movement that rose out of the austerity plan from WW1. Yes it is very much linked with fascism.

                    What we are experiencing in America and Canada right now is a rise in populism and nationalism which again is dragging fascism along on its heels. Again, they are all very much tied together.

                    Beyond that I’m not going to argue with someone with their head up their ass. History has proven again and again that Populism, Nationalism and Fascism are all similar and travel together repeatedly. Do they always? No.