Umberto Eco Makes a List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

One of the key questions today is can we use words like fascism with fidelity to the meaning of that word in world history?

https://www.openculture.com/2016/11/umberto-eco-makes-a-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html

The North American Oligarch Propaganda Machine's war on workers in one photo

If perhaps you're displeased with the long-predicted and nearly inevitable outcome of the bandcamp situation....

perhaps consider -
maybe for just a few moments -
how making exactly the same choices that led you to Bandcamp over again now that it's in the twilight of its non-toxic era is not at all going to lead to better results.

Not even close. There are no companies coming to save you, and if you think they are read the incorporation documents before you set yourself up for another kick of this very same can 10 years later when DRM-Free consumer audio file formats are holding on by a thread.

You can either realize how your goodwill was taken advantage of and plan against it or hope it won't be taken advantage of again and watch it happen like the sunrise. You can't do both, demonstrably.

"No thanks, I'll wait for [insert comfy feature] before I bother."