‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies

Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by ketzo on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:26PM (#25143347)

I mean, since this is an argument about semantics

> a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader

is the definition of fascism. This is a tool often deployed by fascists.

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by busterarm on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:29PM (#25143398)

And saying that something is "the (very) definition of" something is a colloquialism drawing comparison that dates back at least to James Madison and the Federalist Papers.

No. 47, if you'd like to read it.

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