askchapo

22694 readers

380 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

Posts must ask a question.
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
Try [email protected] if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

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

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

19 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think it's worth making the distinction. They appeal to different people with different rhetoric that needs to be combated different ways. The divisions within the conservative blob help understand the actions of the whole.

People actively trying to kill minorities / start wars / impose religious law should all be fed into a woodchipper, of course. But it's not like fascist is a synonym with "should be fed into a woodchipper," it's a subset.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But it's not like fascist is a synonym with "should be fed into a woodchipper,"

Yeah, for example, I think half of y'all should be put into a woodchipper, but you're not fascists!

(JK, if that wasn't clear)

(OR WAS I JKing??? gulag )

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Me when my gf is a woodchipper and she's hungie