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1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Nov-2018 22:48:03 EST Strypey

   @LWFlouisa I think it's dangerous to misuse the term "fascism", which has a specific set of meaning based on a history of usage, to describe any law or use of institutional power that we don't like. Treating catcalling as legally punishable harassment may be good or bad, but it has nothing do with "fascism". Three Arrows did a good video (on YT) about what German fascism actually was, and why it's bullshit

   1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Nov-2018 22:50:52 EST Strypey

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      @LWFlouisa Three Arrows did a good video (on YT) about what German fascism actually was, and why it's bullshit when the alt-right taking heads try to claim that democratic socialism (a la Warren or Sanders) is like fascism.

      1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 29-Nov-2018 04:24:04 EST Strypey

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         @LWFlouisa here's the link to the Three Arrows video. He references some history scholarship to debunk the claim by fringe US conservatives that the Nazis were leftists:
         https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=hUFvG4RpwJI

         1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 29-Nov-2018 04:33:01 EST Strypey

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            @LWFlouisa BTW it would be fascinating to do a discourse analysis and track these ahistorical 'fascism = socialism" memes back to their origin points. I mean, the claim goes back to propertarian gurus like Hayek, but at what point did it start circulating among the online neo-right, and who started pushing it first?