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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

I feel like a lot of us suddenly understand what it felt like not to expect the Spanish Inquisition.

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I feel like a lot of us suddenly understand what it felt like not to expect the Spanish Inquisition.

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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    That and we’re living in a fascist system, in truth. It only has a democratic veneer in some countries and that is getting thinner and thinner.

    The giant corporations we spend huge amounts of money for and a huge amount of people work for are extremely authoritarian.

    Strong hierarchies, strong distinction into who is allowed and who is not, extreme selection by abilities, they can just “ask you you to leave” for no reason really. Etc.

    Wikipedia:

    Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement.[1][2][3] It is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3] Opposed to communism, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, and socialism,[4][5] fascism is at the far right of the traditional left–right spectrum.[6][5][7]

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