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Ty, wasn't trying to dispute correctness, just they never actually defined or tried to give a clear explanation (besides a 20min video not everyone is going to watch). As we've seen it's a simple definition but even the video points out it's more complicated because of how people are using it, highlighting just how important it is to make direct and concise declarations of what we're talking about so there is no confusion.
Fair points, a video response for a definition dispute that isn't even concise is definitely an odd choice.
Nevertheless it's good for us all to think about what these terms mean because when the dust settles on this Trump crisis we will really need to think long and hard about what the world needs to look like moving forward.
Considering the issue resolved by voting out or otherwise removing Trump, by attributing the problem to him or to Putin's influence over him, or any other premature celebration of his removal without systemic change will leave us in effectively the same place.
Fascism is also sometimes described as a union of corporations and the state, I think that definition is very closely aligned with the American oligarchy and with Musk in particular. All of that must be cleaned up when the people regain control, not just Trump. Without systemic political and economic change at best we buy another 100 years.
The pattern of inviting Fascism to roost every few decades with developments in technology is not going to end well. Even this iteration may be what destroys us all.