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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by trentnix on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:55PM (#21319291)
On the contrary, that's exactly what it makes him.
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by sp332 on Monday October 21, 2019 @09:34PM (#21319521)
Not all totalitarianism is fascism.
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by darkerside on Monday October 21, 2019 @09:24PM (#21319465)
What exactly do you think fascist means
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by trentnix on Monday October 21, 2019 @09:52PM (#21319630)
Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

- from Wikipedia.

Pretty sure his proposal nails the dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society parts. After all, that's the whole point of all-encompassing surveillance.

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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by darkerside on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:53AM (#21333271)
Parse the definition a bit more here. The things you describe are "characteristics of fascism", but the part that actually _is_ fascism is "far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism". Authoritarianism is one part of fascism, but not the defining characteristic.
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by jessaustin on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:22PM (#21319825)
Well, that's not why Google are doing it. Perhaps I'm mistaken about their motivations?!?
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by trentnix on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:39PM (#21319917)
Motivations? Every fascist is convinced of the purity and necessity of their motivations. And eventually maintaining power becomes the overriding motivation...for the children, for the common good, for the poor, for the planet, and all that.
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Re:Omniviolence Is Coming and the World Isn’t Ready by jessaustin on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:10PM (#21320043)
(Google are doing it for the money.)
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