• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Well, of course I agree that doesn’t apply to the current state of the far left and far right in the US. The far left skews socially libertarian and the far right authoritarian. I understand its application is typically when forming fascist or totalitarian dictatorships. The left will be coerced through fear to push for authoritarian policies in order to protect themselves from the far right. Then that same legislative power later gets wielded against them creating fascism.

    That’s also why it’s important that the left stay away from overt censorship legislation. That’s the start of the slippery slope.