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   • Loukas Christodoulou

   @Loukas same in Germany when they ousted the socdems in favour of (eventually) the literal nazis

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     Loukas Christodoulou (loukas@mastodon.nu)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 03:38:11 JST Loukas Christodoulou

     When I studied the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War something that struck me was how the military leaders launched their coup against an incredibly moderate liberal-left government that was planning some very timid reforms of church and land ownership.

     The fascists managed to convince themselves that a slight change in their utter privilege was an existential threat. It feels like the far-right in the US is doing the same. Very basic capitalist reforms are seen as 'communism.'