#fascism #censorship #RobertPaxton

"But just like the overuse and misuse of 'fascism' and 'Nazi' 'censorship' is overused and misused.

When it comes to newspapers I have some direct experience of what it is and what it is not. I was hired and nearly took the job as editor of a privately-owned English language newspaper in Doha, Qatar.

I was told that there was a fire once in a tennis stadium. The whole city knew about it and the newspaper prepared a story with pictures. But the Ministry of Information intervened and the story was pulled. Why? Because at the time Qatar was bidding for the World Cup. A fire in a sports facility may have raised questions.

I was told someone from the ministry showed up every day at the newspaper with a grease pencil to read every galley and strike out anything objectionable to the government.

That’s censorship.

I’ll tell you what is not censorship. And lot’s of people disagree with me on this.

(. . .)

Crying censorship might make you feel important, but it doesn’t make it censorship.

So when it comes to the F and the N words there is uncertainty about what to call the Trump regime. One thing is for certain though, whatever you call these times of genocide and government censorship: We are living in an F and an N.

A fucking nightmare.

Thank you very much"

https://consortiumnews.com/2025/09/29/the-f-word-the-c-word-the-n-word/

The F Word, the C Word & the N Word

They are all nouns. The F word can also be used as an adjective. They are all used as invectives. Today all these words are being overused. And misused. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5dk8fcAipA By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Despite the fact that there are women and children h

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Robert O. Paxton, Le fascisme en action, Seuil, XXe siècle, 2004.
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In deze uitwisseling een goed voorbeeld van wat Paxton Fase 1 fascisme in Westerse democratieën noemt.
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@[email protected] Nee, want zij hebben een geweldsmandaat en de macht ter plekke te bepalen wat een 'ordeverstoring' is. En dat zijn nooit boeren op trekkers, neo-nazis, of racisten (zoals hun collega's in meerdere appgroepen), maar wel XR-demonstranten, KOZP en pro-Palestinagroepen, die ze nu dan geen huisbezoek zullen geven maar wel gaan opbellen. Dat is maar 1 van de risico's van dit voorstel. Kijk naar GB waar Lammy handenschudt met een terrorist die mensen vermoord heeft en een demonstrant van 83 jaar is opgepakt voor wat Van Weel "verheerlijking van terrorisme" noemt. De geweldscijfers tegen Nederlanders "met een migratieachtergrond" ligt bij de Nederlandse politie een stuk hoger dan bij de Amerikaanse. Ze martelden 52 mensen tijdens de taser-pilot (staat in de studie), toch krijgen ze er allemaal een. Opvallend: een taser is gevaarlijk bij dronken mensen (en bij anderen), terwijl die de politie wel het meeste werk geven. Dit is simpel de situatie dat een politieorganisatie die zich keer op keer niet aan de wet houdt en daarmee wegkomt, een nieuwe wet krijgt van een minister die van het demonstratierecht afwil. Op de website van Controle Alt Delete kun je cijfers en dossiers vinden. @[email protected] #NLpol #rechtsstaat #democratie #politie #grondrechten

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Fascisme, in onze tijd? - Sargasso

ANALYSE, RECENSIE - Honderd jaar geleden, 1925, publiceerde Hitler in “Mein Kampf” zijn gruwelijk gedachtegoed. Het was de aanzet tot het Duitse nazisme, dat tot de ondergang van de Duitse Weimar Republiek leidde. Het Duitse nazi-bewind heeft vervolgens tot 1945 groot onheil veroorzaakt. Is er in onze dagen nog sprake van zulk gedachtegoed dat – […]

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I've made a six minute video essay unpacking Robert Paxton's nine "mobilizing passions" of fascism, showing applicable examples with Trump in all cases. This is taken from his excellent book, THE ANATOMY OF FASCISM. These "passions" constitute irrational beliefs that autocrats use to control the population.

https://youtu.be/xD4dbZad_p4?si=3u1E-R5Jiv_wYSel

#books #robertpaxton #antifascist #belief #Trump #magacult

Robert Paxton's Nine "Mobilizing Passions" of Fascism

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The anatomy of fascism - Robert O. Paxton

What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract

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#Trump against the #fascism accusation
With less than two weeks to go before the election, former aides to the Republican presidential candidate are issuing warnings about his authoritarian tendencies – accusations that must be taken seriously. #KamalaHarris #RobertPaxton
@KamalaHarrisWin
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/10/25/trump-against-the-fascism-accusation_6730444_23.html
Trump against the fascism accusation

With less than two weeks to go before the election, former aides to the Republican presidential candidate are issuing warnings about his authoritarian tendencies – accusations that must be taken seriously.

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#Éditorial #Le Monde
#Présidentielleaméricaine2024 : #Trump face à l’accusation de #fascisme

A moins de deux semaines du scrutin, d’anciens collaborateurs du candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche multiplient les avertissements sur sa dérive autoritaire. Des accusations qui doivent être prises au sérieux #KamalaHarris #RobertPaxton

@KamalaHarrisWin

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2024/10/25/presidentielle-americaine-2024-trump-face-a-l-accusation-de-fascisme_6359551_3232.html

Présidentielle américaine 2024 : Trump face à l’accusation de fascisme

A moins de deux semaines du scrutin, d’anciens collaborateurs du candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche multiplient les avertissements sur sa dérive autoritaire. Des accusations qui doivent être prises au sérieux

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Episode 205 - The #Fascism Question, Part II | #LeftAnchor

After unlocking our episode about the January 6 putsch, Ryan is doing a quick follow-up on our episode with John Ganz from February. This time we're talking about #RobertPaxton's book The #AnatomyOfFascism in the context of Trump lawyer John Eastman's coup memo, and various aspects of current right-wing culture. Enjoy! Also check out the Adolph Reed essay mentioned here.

https://www.leftanchor.com/e/episode-205-the-fascism-question-part-ii/

Episode 205 - The Fascism Question, Part II | Left Anchor

After unlocking our episode about the January 6 putsch, Ryan is doing a quick follow-up on our episode with John Ganz from February. This time we're talking about Robert Paxton's book The Anatomy of Fascism in the context of Trump lawyer John Eastman's coup memo, and various aspects of current right-wing culture. Enjoy! Also check out the Adolph Reed essay mentioned here.

@Stoori Recognising the fascistic tendency or potential of communications modes and media formats is actually precisely what I'm encouraging here.

It's not that "all memes are fascist".

But you'll find that very nearly all fascists uses memes.

I'm reminded of the parallel with a famous observation of John Stuart Mill on stupidity and conservatives:

I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. I believe that to be so obvious and undeniable a fact that I hardly think any hon. Gentleman will question it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/23qdkr/john_stuart_mill_i_did_not_mean_that/

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1866/may/31/committee-adjourned-debate#column_1592

My view (supported by the work of Arendt, Paxton, Eco, MacDonald, and others) is that fascism is a behavioural mode, not an ideologial one, one that tends to be highly emotive, low-information, and reactionary. It probably emerges in times of high social and political stress.

Knowing that, and being aware of the risks and signs is valuable.

Yes, fascism wears ideological trappings, but those serve its behaviours and not the other way 'round. The specific ideologies claimed are fluid and flexible and inconsistent both internally and over time.

See the commentary on this post:
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/6wuenu/is_politics_truly_ideological_or_is_this_a_20th/

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#fascism #ideology #HannaArendt #FrankfurtSchool #Memes #MemeticWarfare #RobertPaxton #UmbertoEco #DwightMacDonald #MarshallMcLuhan #AdamCurtis #CenturyOfTheSelf #NoamChomsky

John Stuart Mill: "I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative."

John Stuart Mill's infamous indictment of the adherents to conservative political ideology occurs [in Parliamentary debate record for the British...