Don’t worry, we are already at that point. So called social democrats are mostly authoritarians and either protofascists or openly working to make fascism happen again. The so called conservatives usually are in with fascism again.
In Germany the government of Berlin, yes the supposed hip and free Berlin, had the bank account of a jewish political organization frozen by the state bank and demanded a list of all members with addresses claiming the group would be anitsemitic. The major of Berlin is a fascist who suggested police should release the names of juvenile suspects so the public can judge based on name, whether they are “real Germans” as opposed to just holding German citizenship. That was briefly before the election after which the social democrats threw away a left majority to govern with this fascist. Subsequently we have seen massive police violence, attacks on freedom of arts and science, freedom of press and freedom of assembly.
Currently there is a scandal revolving around the “liberal” federal minister of education in Germany who demanded the ministry to cut the funding of scientists who signed an open letter demanding peaceful campus protests not to be beaten up by cops and the government to recognize students rights to assembly and freedom of speech. Note that the open letter explicitly did not endorse the position of the student protests but merely the fundamental constitutional right to protest.
Fascism is not on the rise because of the Fascists. It is on the rise because the so called “centre” of european politics increasingly are becoming fascists themselves. “Liberal”, “Green”, “Social Democrat”, “Conservative”… In many country these have been opening up to fascism extensively while larping as being against fascism because they too hang a rainbow flag out for pride month.
Don’t worry, we are already at that point. So called social democrats are mostly authoritarians and either protofascists or openly working to make fascism happen again. The so called conservatives usually are in with fascism again.
In Germany the government of Berlin, yes the supposed hip and free Berlin, had the bank account of a jewish political organization frozen by the state bank and demanded a list of all members with addresses claiming the group would be anitsemitic. The major of Berlin is a fascist who suggested police should release the names of juvenile suspects so the public can judge based on name, whether they are “real Germans” as opposed to just holding German citizenship. That was briefly before the election after which the social democrats threw away a left majority to govern with this fascist. Subsequently we have seen massive police violence, attacks on freedom of arts and science, freedom of press and freedom of assembly.
Currently there is a scandal revolving around the “liberal” federal minister of education in Germany who demanded the ministry to cut the funding of scientists who signed an open letter demanding peaceful campus protests not to be beaten up by cops and the government to recognize students rights to assembly and freedom of speech. Note that the open letter explicitly did not endorse the position of the student protests but merely the fundamental constitutional right to protest.
Fascism is not on the rise because of the Fascists. It is on the rise because the so called “centre” of european politics increasingly are becoming fascists themselves. “Liberal”, “Green”, “Social Democrat”, “Conservative”… In many country these have been opening up to fascism extensively while larping as being against fascism because they too hang a rainbow flag out for pride month.