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Fascism is dead

UW_Doog_BotUW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 14,309
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except for all the fascists.



People forget that the Nazis were center left. People forget that.
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    pawzpawz Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,845
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    except for all the fascists.



    People forget that the Nazis were center left. People forget that.

    This should be the post of the year - the defining meme - for 2020.
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    Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,609
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    except for all the fascists.



    People forget that the Nazis were center left. People forget that.

    "Center left" doesn't really fit at all. The Nazis promoted central government "collectivist" programs to stimulate the economy and put people to work, but so did basically every other national government, including the USA, that didn't want to completely collapse and lose all legitimacy.

    The Nazis were far right in their cultural politics especially the whole racism and anti-semitism thing. They were also very reactionary in terms of gender, sexuality, and in policing public behavior. That is not "center left."

    You have to disentangle economic policies from other political factors. The distinctive features of Nazism was its intense right wing politics.
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    GoduckiesGoduckies Member Posts: 5,388
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    Racism isn't a far right thing jr... the left is the party of the KKK with Robert KKK Byrd etc.
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    Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,609
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    Goduckies said:

    Racism isn't a far right thing jr... the left is the party of the KKK with Robert KKK Byrd etc.

    How wrong you are. You are probably referring to the fact that southern whites were almost uniformly Democratic party voters back in the 19th and for much of the 20th century. But that was not a "left wing" party. The old Democrats valued local governance and feared the growth of the federal government and were generally opposed to public works projects, etc.. By contrast the Federalists, Whigs, and later the Republicans valued a stronger central government and generally held more enlightened attitudes toward the rights of human beings, aka stopping slavery.

    AKA using a strong federal government (btw, the US military is part of the federal government) to kick the ass of the South.

    As soon as LBJ (a Democrat) enforced school desegregation in the South and enforced the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, Southern whites began to switch to the Republican party which was much more conservative about racial issues.

    And here we are.
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    GoduckiesGoduckies Member Posts: 5,388
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    It sure wasn't a right wing or conservative party
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    UWerentThereManUWerentThereMan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,475
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    Goduckies said:

    It sure wasn't a right wing or conservative party

    Those were the super nazis. Adolf had to beat them before rising to power; a lot of people forget that.
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    pawzpawz Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,845
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    except for all the fascists.



    People forget that the Nazis were center left. People forget that.

    "Center left" doesn't really fit at all. The Nazis promoted central government "collectivist" programs to stimulate the economy and put people to work, but so did basically every other national government, including the USA, that didn't want to completely collapse and lose all legitimacy.

    The Nazis were far right in their cultural politics especially the whole racism and anti-semitism thing. They were also very reactionary in terms of gender, sexuality, and in policing public behavior. That is not "center left."

    You have to disentangle economic policies from other political factors. The distinctive features of Nazism was its intense right wing politics.
    Wokeism is racist. From the left.

    HTH
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    BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,341
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    Goduckies said:

    Racism isn't a far right thing jr... the left is the party of the KKK with Robert KKK Byrd etc.

    How wrong you are. You are probably referring to the fact that southern whites were almost uniformly Democratic party voters back in the 19th and for much of the 20th century. But that was not a "left wing" party. The old Democrats valued local governance and feared the growth of the federal government and were generally opposed to public works projects, etc.. By contrast the Federalists, Whigs, and later the Republicans valued a stronger central government and generally held more enlightened attitudes toward the rights of human beings, aka stopping slavery.

    AKA using a strong federal government (btw, the US military is part of the federal government) to kick the ass of the South.

    As soon as LBJ (a Democrat) enforced school desegregation in the South and enforced the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, Southern whites began to switch to the Republican party which was much more conservative about racial issues.

    And here we are.
    Too many words for dumbline brad to comprehend.
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    SledogSledog Member Posts: 31,021
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    edited November 2020

    Goduckies said:

    Racism isn't a far right thing jr... the left is the party of the KKK with Robert KKK Byrd etc.

    How wrong you are. You are probably referring to the fact that southern whites were almost uniformly Democratic party voters back in the 19th and for much of the 20th century. But that was not a "left wing" party. The old Democrats valued local governance and feared the growth of the federal government and were generally opposed to public works projects, etc.. By contrast the Federalists, Whigs, and later the Republicans valued a stronger central government and generally held more enlightened attitudes toward the rights of human beings, aka stopping slavery.

    AKA using a strong federal government (btw, the US military is part of the federal government) to kick the ass of the South.

    As soon as LBJ (a Democrat) enforced school desegregation in the South and enforced the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, Southern whites began to switch to the Republican party which was much more conservative about racial issues.

    And here we are.
    And owned all the slaves. Thanks for playing.
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    BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,341
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    Sledog said:

    Goduckies said:

    Racism isn't a far right thing jr... the left is the party of the KKK with Robert KKK Byrd etc.

    How wrong you are. You are probably referring to the fact that southern whites were almost uniformly Democratic party voters back in the 19th and for much of the 20th century. But that was not a "left wing" party. The old Democrats valued local governance and feared the growth of the federal government and were generally opposed to public works projects, etc.. By contrast the Federalists, Whigs, and later the Republicans valued a stronger central government and generally held more enlightened attitudes toward the rights of human beings, aka stopping slavery.

    AKA using a strong federal government (btw, the US military is part of the federal government) to kick the ass of the South.

    As soon as LBJ (a Democrat) enforced school desegregation in the South and enforced the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, Southern whites began to switch to the Republican party which was much more conservative about racial issues.

    And here we are.
    And owned all the slaves. Thanks for playing.
    How'd you get your head so far up your ass?

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    BennyBeaverBennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,341
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    Benny Beaver Fucking Stupid

    Every thread

    the obsession continues.

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    PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 41,939
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    Pinochet is probably the world's only notable modern far right dictator. Maybe the Shah of Iran if you'd like to dig into it.

    You can argue that Italian Fascism was "center right" if you like. Nazi Fascism was center left especially as they were able to further "implement" it. Socialized "healthcare" anyone?

    You don't get to just hand wave and say, "just ignore all that economics stuff" and relabel people left vs. right while ignoring central ideology. Thatsnothowthisworks.gif

    @GeorgeOrwellDawg, true?

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