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   JW Prince of CPH (jwcph@helvede.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 08:22:36 JST JW Prince of CPH

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   • myrmepropagandist
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   • sysfrank

   @futurebird @sysfrank They absolutely are. There's no such thing as a smart fascist, as @Catvalente explains here in her article "There's no such thing as a smart fascist" 👉 https://catvalente.substack.com/p/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-smart-fascist

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     • sysfrank

     @sysfrank

     "Fascists aren't against their own education"

     I don't think this is true. It's that "The Secret" mentality: you need to believe in your own reality to shape it. And further they aren't curious people, they aren't interested in the way things work, or why contradictions exist.

     This is what distinguishes fascism from other forms of authoritarianism. IMO

     Bill repeated this.