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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by jimvdv on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:37PM (#25143495)
“Literally fascism” is a little overused. I’m not saying governments and corporations teaming up is a good thing, but let’s not use fascism here, that will only make it harder to recognise actual fascism.

If corporations and a heavily authoritarian government team up to crack down on anyone who they believe is the slightest treat to the success of some imagined single-minded Volk, then yes we can talk about fascism.

Until that time I think you can at best put down an argument for why you believe this censorship situation will be a slippery slope that ends in fascism.

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by emboliart on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:03PM (#25143828)
Good point about the Volk. To be noted, contemporary Anglo culture has constructed the photo negative of Volk. Everybody of the Volk is intrinsically broken, worthy of contempt and deameaning. Everybody not of the Volk is intrinsically virtuous, worthy of praise and elevation.

History will tell what the consequences of corporatism + negative Volk will be.

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by konjin on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:55PM (#25144359)
That is not Fascism. That is Nazism.

Words have meanings beyond "things I don't like".

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