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In Germany, dozens of people are in 'preventive detention' because they might otherwise engage in climate protests (mstdn.social)

submitted 3 years ago by ray@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 37 points 3 years ago (4 children)

It's not the cause, it's the tactics. Throwing people in jail before they actually do anything is a classic hallmark of tyranny.

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[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

The tactics are tyrannical but not uniquely fascist. Jailing political opponents because they angered the crown is a European tradition that predates Rome.

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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Fair. I guess fascist is just what humanity has come to call such things.

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[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 years ago

Fascist is also what humanity uses to refer to actual fascism, which is having a pretty unfortunate resurgence at the moment. Its not just referring to tyranny.

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[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 2 points 3 years ago

I heard someone call the removal of the green M&M fascism once. Just because people label it as such doesn't make it accurate.

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