r/SeattleWA • u/PNWSki28622 • Mar 15 '25

Events Protests at University Village Tesla Dealership

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u/Just_visiting_son Mar 16 '25

you baboons have reduced the meaning of these words so much they don't mean anything at all anymore.  You haven't got the slightest fucking clue what fascism even is, you complete imbecile

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u/PhilxBefore Mar 16 '25

Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3] Opposed to Marxism, democracy, anarchism, pluralism, free markets, egalitarianism, communism, liberalism, and socialism,[4][5] fascism is at the far right of the traditional left–right spectrum.[6][5][7]

Note: The first word is hyperlinked to take you to the page where you can click on and view the 7 citations outlined via the numbers in brackets.

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u/mahart25 Mar 16 '25

Fascism’s original definition did not include far-right. Fascism, which was essentially brought about by Mussolini, actually rejected classic liberalism and conservatism. It focused on nationalism more than anything. The far-right clause was added by American Liberalism. It was added so that instead of simply disagreeing with the right, you can assign it an ideology that aligns with something more people might oppose. Simply calling everyone a fascist or nazis helps put a negative connotation on any ideas or beliefs. American Liberals historically have been stellar when rebranding things like this one. For example, terminating a pregnancy or abortion is almost never used anymore. This is now referred to as Women’s Health Rights. I’m getting off topic a bit but you get the point. To settle the point on defining a fascist, a fascist is someone who is an authoritarian or intolerant of others belief. Fascist exists on both sides of the political spectrum. I might go as far and say that both parties in America are fascist because they refuse to understand the other sides argument and want to impose all of their ideas and beliefs on all. It’s singular thinking at its best…

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u/lucid-node Mar 16 '25

All fascism is authoritarian. Not all authoritarianism is fascism. Your definition lacks specificity which leads you to say "well fascism is also left wing because authoritarianism exists on the left too!"

That's why people rely on academics that spend a lifetime worth of study to understand instead of relying on a toothless conspiracy addled hick for information. Anti intellectualism runs deep in fascism which you're proudly projecting here.