[thread] Neofascism
Fascism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
* far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology & movement
* char. by dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation & race, strong regimentation of society & economy
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cont'd
Neo-fascism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-fascism
* post-WWII far-right ideology
* significant elements of fascism
* incl. ultranationalism, racial supremacy, populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, & anti-immigration sentiment,
* also incl. opposition to liberal democracy, social democracy, parliamentarianism, liberalism, Marxism, neoliberalism, communism, socialism
Comment: neoliberalism, above, the malignant modern U.S. variant, i.e. anti-liberalism
cont'd 2/
See also
Liberalism, neoliberalism
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111075893584568433
Elon Musk, neofascism
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110460614727284498
Addendum 1
American Oversight Condemns North Carolina Lawmakers’ Secret Attempt to Eviscerate Public Records Laws
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111100347824963194
Texas, politics
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110600636416893348
Texas’ Voter Suppression Law Is on Trial
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111093479436006947
GOP, politics, convention of states, Article V convention
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111088761884282908
Model {acts|bills|legislation}
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111019271882339597
State preemption
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111019343621694293
#fascism #neofascism #GOP #GOPmenace #ALEC #ModelActs #ModelBills
Addendum 2
What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money
https://befreedom.co/2023/09/21/what-is-21st-century-fascism
Richard Moser
* 21st-century fascism: dictatorship of big money
* finance, fossil fuels giants, large corporations & the military-industrial complex have effectively merged w. the state, calling the shots in Washington D.C.
#BigMoney #capitalism #corporations #DefundCorporations #RichardMoser #fascism #neofascism #neoliberalism #GOP #GOPmenace #DefundBillionaires #MIC #disinformation #propaganda
A2 cont'd
* immense surveillance/propaganda machine at their disposal
* narrative/information control 1st line of defense
* militarized police state acts when all else fails
* big money wants total control, tolerates no rivals
* dictatorship of big money impossible w/o institutional racism paving the way to a new form of institutional fascism
Scholar, Activist, Organizer: Interview w. Richard Moser
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/172232/pdf
#capitalism #corporations #fascism #neoliberalism #StructuralViolence
Addendum 3
Billionaires, existential risk from
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111002623984509563
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111071729378344690
#billionaires #DefundBillionaires #corporations #DefundCorporations #neoliberalism #fascism #neofascism #propaganda #disinformation #ClimateCatastrophe #GOP #GOPmenace #ExistentialRisks #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeDenial #FossilFuels #lobbyists #EcologicalDestruction #WealthInequality #privacy #surveillance #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #StructuralViolence #PrivateEquity #HumanRights
@persagen "Corporatocracy" is what we had before. The new twist is an aggressive, allegedly populist (but actually ruthlessly authoritarian) movement dedicated to cementing racist, reactionary rule by destroying even the pretense of democracy.
THAT'S the 21st century fascism -- pretty much identical to the 20th century version.
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️
Peter Principle