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Is conservatism fascism in the West? (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It seems to me that conservatism is just fascism with a friendlier face or a type of proto-fascism.

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

It depends on how you look at it, but the ultranationalism, fervent reinforcement of hierarchical domination, attacks on innocent citizens within marginalized groups, corporate pandering, and just overall awfulness can make it seem so. It's just the difference between whether the mask is on or off at this point.