André OurednikOur probable - if uncontested - future under the rule of #softfascism , as explained by #slavojžižek in https://slguardian.org/zizek-on-soft-fascism-ai-and-the-collapse-of-shame/
Edgecontrol🍉🛹https://www.rtbf.be/article/vers-des-hubs-de-retours-hors-europe-pour-migrants-deboutes-11516243 #SoftFascism #RichUE.
Miguel Afonso Caetano"You can ask me questions later, but this is what makes me sad: the most probable outcome is what I call “soft fascism.”
By soft, I don’t mean Nazi-style fascism or outright extermination campaigns. Rather, what I mean is this: the best definition of fascism for me is a conservative revolution.
That means participating in the dynamic of capitalist development, while recognising that unrestrained capitalism and liberalism can lead to social disintegration. Intelligent fascists understood this. So, they envisioned an economy based on capitalism, but controlled by a strong state that legitimises itself by appealing to invented traditions—often religious, but not necessarily so.
Now, I may upset some of you, but do you know who serves as an example of this? China. I’ve been closely following what happens there. Two months ago, their leader gave a speech. He began with: “Our youth is not educated enough; we must train them ideologically.” I expected the usual rhetoric about reading more Marx or Mao.
But no. He emphasised Confucian traditions, saying they were essential for holding society together. Modi is doing something similar in India—brutal capitalism coupled with a narrative of tradition.
This, I think, is the most probable direction for much of the world.
History, I’m afraid, is not on our side."
https://slguardian.org/zizek-on-soft-fascism-ai-and-the-collapse-of-shame/#google_vignette
Toni AittoniemiSomebody’s been sold the age-old #farright mantra allright. Through crystals and incense I’m sure, but the message has been delivered:
”Everyone’s out to get you, fight or die”.
Underneath it’s victim mentality, there is a call to arms here. And these spiritual warriors will want to fight someone, eventually. 😔
SilkesterThe devolution of US Freedom of the Press and how Democracy goes with it.
https://hartmannreport.com/p/will-the-day-come-when-americas-reporters-77e
#freedomOfPress #MediaLandscape #softFascism #Democracy #politics #Journalists #Journalism
Ian Stuart@GatekeepKen @GottaLaff
Seems like you prefer #SoftFascism over #fascism (what a trade-off!)…
I didn’t say Biden was weak. I simply think we should be able to criticize him on things he hasn’t focused on enough.
Frankly, too, at his age there is a real statistical risk that Biden could become unable to perform his duties before his second term would end. How would #KamalaHarris govern if she were acting president? I’m not convinced she is progressive enough for my liking.
The Big Nickel 🇨🇦#TomMulcair telling it like it is. #FrancoisLegault is a threat to #Canadian democracy. Il est aussi dangereux pour les droits de tous les #Quebecois.
#quebec #qcpoli #AngloRights #QC #authoritarian #Montreal #SoftFascism #MarcGarneau
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/tom-mulcair-dark-days-for-quebec-anglos
Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️♾️🇺🇦Historian Heather Cox Richardson on #softFascism in the US: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-28-2022
April 28, 2022
It has been hard for me to see the historical outlines of the present-day attack on American democracy clearly. But this morning, as I was reading a piece in Vox by foreign affairs specialist Zack Beauchamp, describing Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s path in Florida as an attempt to follow in the footsteps of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, the penny dropped.
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