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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In what way is sucking the Chinese Governments boot any better than Facism?

[–] Aurenkin 41 points 1 year ago
[–] asuka 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's not. The Chinese government is an abusive autocracy that doesn't respect the "rights" of its people and answers to nothing and no one other than Xi and profits and power. Those three things are king.

Marxists and fascists are two sides of the same coin. They may have somewhat different end goals, but they're alike in having zero regard for the democratic will of the people. May every Hexbear troll be accursed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say classical Marxists could be equated with fascists but most people nowadays who call themselves "Communists" are fascist at heart.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Authoritarian, yes, fascist, no. We need the term fascist at the moment to call out actual fascists, diluting it by using it label people who aren't fascists but are also problematic plays directly into the misinformation the fascists thrive on

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly, I’m getting sick to death of the overuse of the terms fascism and nazism because they’re being used to describe everyone with a totalitarian bent. Yes, the GOP have fascistic tendencies, so it’s apt, but the real operative word to use in pretty much all of these cases is authoritarianism. And whether they’re [actual] fascists or communists, authoritarians are reprehensible. The Nazis were irredeemable but—and I say this as a socialist—so were the Soviets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Also it's disingenuous to pretend china isn't at all fascist.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

China is good and fascism is bad hope that clears things up for you