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Jen's avatar

I wonder this myself constantly. How can they not see that they are the fascists? Just wearing a different hat now?

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Roger Beal's avatar

To many of these folks, fascism, like socialism, has failed in the past only because "the wrong people" ran the governments. "This time" our home-grown geniuses will do it up proper!

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CitizenA's avatar

“ “This time" our home-grown geniuses will do it up proper!”

That was probably the SAME talking points that all the past “failed” socialists, fascists, and communists spewed during their era as well. I never thought I’d see this in America, yet here it is. And the blind just nod their heads and cheer them on.

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CaplT's avatar

Power corrupts the mind

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David A's avatar

CaplT, you say, "Power corrupts the mind" I thought the same, then did a deep dive into the question, "Does Power Corrupt" To my surprise I came up with a different perspective; from the "always free, not a news feed, never clutter your in-box", substack

https://anderdaa7.substack.com/p/does-absolute-power-corrupt

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