reimaginingi wrote a quick little piece exploring the nature of fascism and how, instead of resisting it, the neoliberal establishment actually seems to be holding the door open for its advance.
"...The cognitive dissonance among electoralist ideologues, who fervently believe in the power of the vote to combat rising fascism, seems to be forcing the politics-as-usual crowd toward peering into the shadowy corners where the brutal nature of this political system lingers; for one to gain a glimpse of this reality only to hurriedly compartmentalize away the barbarousness and carry on as usual is tantamount to embracing its cruelty.
The social and political tension we now see and feel ripping through the fabric of polite society is the direct result of long-standing hypocrisies and contradictions in values being laid bare. Fascism beckons, advocating the embrace of cruelty, while the neoliberal political establishment enables it, urging us to turn a blind eye. Yet, one need not acquiesce to these ethically reprehensible options; alternatives exist."