People tend to use this word as a synonym to “everything bad”, but it’s not its actual meaning. Fascism is a one of totalitarian ideologies, that has racism in its core. We’ll have a separate post for racism, but its idea revolves around the natural superiority of one race over all “others,” leading to the belief that all “others” should either be eliminated or enslaved.
Natural superiority means it comes from nature, so once being born you can do abolutely nothing to change it.
Paradoxically, fascism did not originate from uneducated savages, but rather from respectable and intelligent professors.
You’re spot on. Fascism and communism are at their core extremely similar ideologies. It all comes down to how you define your “tribe”. In fascism this is defined by race, ethnicity, and religion, whereas for communism this is defined by class. Both ideologies favor populism, in that the good of the “tribe” is more important than the good of the individual, and if you’re not in the “tribe” then you can get fucked. And both ideologies view the tribe as infallible in so far as that anything wrong in society must be the result of outside influence. I’d recommend looking into the work of Yuval Noah Harari, he’s written a lot of very insightful books on these topics.
fascism and communism are not similar ideologies.
i don’t have time or the energy for this discussion. Just keep this in your mind as a grain, a little crack in your certitude.
Whoa! Thank you so much for the recc. I have just lately dived into Marxism, and the adjacent history surrounding and leading to our modern time, and while lurking certain communities trying to learn, I had that same thought as your comment. So I’m really glad you have given me a personal recommendation that fits in with what I’m currently cramming my head with. Making up for lost time I guess. Appreciate it alot.