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   Light (light@noc.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Mar-2025 08:12:15 JST Light

   • Nathan Schneider

   @Mik3y @ntnsndr That's counter-intuitive to the notion that fascism == rightism so I prefer to call them "authoritarians" but I see why you use that term.

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     • Nathan Schneider

     @roccobarbi @light @Mik3y @ntnsndr I actually think Trumpism is profoundly resonant with Mussolini-style fascism. Highly personalist, oriented around nationalist religion and deep alignment with business elites. And economically populist. So I use the term with Italian history in mind.

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     • Nathan Schneider

     @light @Mik3y @ntnsndr +1 for highlighting it.

     Maybe the fact that I'm Italian makes me a bit oversensitive about this term (sadly, our recent ancestors invented actual fascism), but fascism is most definitely a very specific brand of right wing extremism. Branding every form of authoritarianism as "fascist" just empties the word, which is a dangerous thing to do today.