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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

With fascism it's always some "essential" identity which makes you special and it's a mythological one, but it also requires a belief in the moral correctness of inequality. I think most modern Jews outside Israel would not believe this. They might be proud of their identity but not cross that threshold.

The actual fascism must be fostered when the conditions are right. Material conditions need to deteriorate, some persistent real or imaginary fear being pushed and then enough mainstream media (incl. social media) has to push it.

I think most westerners completely missed how bad it is in Israel. Part of it is probably because they have their own language so their messaging only gets translated in "friendly" terms.