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Re:Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him w... by umanwizard on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @10:57PM (#44373279)

Alright, then what do you think I should call what used to be called “fascism” ? Since it is really quite a different thing from Soviet Block-style communism (even if both are bad!) and so could use a different word to describe it.

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Re:Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him w... by disgruntledphd2 on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @06:23AM (#44375616)

Authoritarianism seems to be the correct word.

I agree that the term fascist is wildly over-used, to the point where actual fascist behaviours are getting normalised.

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Re:Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him w... by umanwizard on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @08:36AM (#44376585)

Authoritarian encompasses both Soviet Bloc-style communism as well as what I used to think was called fascism. However the other poster is claiming fascism now means both. So I need another word to describe the specific thing that I used to think was called fascism.

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Re:Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him w... by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday June 26, 2025 @05:25AM (#44385650)

Yeah, I'm with your original definition. I think it's important to distinguish between left wing and right wing authoritarianism as they tend to be quite different.

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