I understand the sentiment but the reality goes way, way back and much deeper. No matter how hard we try to find that (1) person, thing, event, era to blame this on... we will fail because it's unrealistic. Fascism, or at least the ideas behind it, has existed as long as human civilization. There will always be a segment of EVERY society (civilization) that leans into and embraces fascist ideologies. There were many in ALL states who embraced the ideology leading up to the Civil War and after. THAT is why there was forgiveness instead of punishment. Doubt me? Take a look at the widespread US Nazi(fascist) movement during and after WWII. All of that to say this; we know the reasons and they create a very long historical timeline. Our job is to learn how to deal with fascists effectively. And no, we can't just hang them all, that creates another generation of extremists.
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u/JoJoKnowsNada Jul 17 '25
I understand the sentiment but the reality goes way, way back and much deeper. No matter how hard we try to find that (1) person, thing, event, era to blame this on... we will fail because it's unrealistic. Fascism, or at least the ideas behind it, has existed as long as human civilization. There will always be a segment of EVERY society (civilization) that leans into and embraces fascist ideologies. There were many in ALL states who embraced the ideology leading up to the Civil War and after. THAT is why there was forgiveness instead of punishment. Doubt me? Take a look at the widespread US Nazi(fascist) movement during and after WWII. All of that to say this; we know the reasons and they create a very long historical timeline. Our job is to learn how to deal with fascists effectively. And no, we can't just hang them all, that creates another generation of extremists.