NationStates

The Great Nevada Overlord wrote:

I have seen posts about furries, communists, monarchists, democrats, even evolution.

But never about the villain of history.

I do know that I will be bombarded if I don't include a good opinion in the OP so here we go.

To me, fascism is an abhorrent thing. It's comprised of many parts so lets lay them out and break them down.

•Social Darwinism
•Eugenics
•Nationalism
•Militarism
•Psychopathic And Sociopathic Behavior
•Obsession With Order

Starting with Social Darwinism, I believe that it is nothing more than fash gibberish. The belief that one human is worth more or is smarter than others because of race is nonsensical.

Eugenics is the belief that killing a part of the population to induce survival of the fittest is good. Some people that are the targets of eugenics are, mentally unstable/handicapped folks, Jewish people, Africans, Chinese, so on so forth. Basically it's just racism + ableism. Obviously it makes no sense.

I'll combine these two into one because of how much they depend on each other. Nationalism isn't bad if contained. The people of your nation have to care about it, if they don't your state means nothing, but too much nationaliam is bad. That's where militarism come in to play. Now many modern militaristic societies exist today, mainly the USA. But it isn't good to just invade nations for the fun of it.

Now this one might sound a bit out there, but fascism has many psychopathic and sociopathic traits, mainly the disregard of other humans lives and their own self obsessions. Adolf Hitler cared only about his reputation, nothing else. He killed his dogs thinking that the Soviets were going to put them up on display, and of[ ]course he can't have that! He also caused the death of 6 million people in the holocaust. Lest we forget.

Fascism only cares about one thing, order. And order alone. Death is wrought down upon thee if thy dare stand up to thine own state.

This was a long rant, but I applaud you for reading it all.
Now please start you own talk on the matter, but also keep it civil!

Strastoterpets wrote:I've always found fascism, and other similar ideologies, to be rather interesting. Now...is it fair to call the ideology the "villain of history"? There's different forms of fascism, some of which weren't exactly eye-to-eye with Hitler's views. If we're going off off of the amount of people dead I'd reckon that communism, more specifically Maoism and Stalinism, was much worse.

Strastoterpets wrote:I've always found fascism, and other similar ideologies, to be rather interesting. Now...is it fair to call the ideology the "villain of history"? There's different forms of fascism, some of which weren't exactly eye-to-eye with Hitler's views. If we're going off off of the amount of people dead I'd reckon that communism, more specifically Maoism and Stalinism, was much worse.

Free Algerstonia wrote:fascism is the ideology of the NWO, the fringe white nationalist groups and neofascist groups are pawns of the deep state just like the woke corporations and career politicians are, fascism demands control just like the neoliberal system demands control

Observation Post 13 wrote:In the modern world, fascism has largely been rejected and condemned as a dangerous and oppressive ideology, and is not widely practiced or supported.

Worryingly, there have been instances of fascism and far-right extremist movements gaining traction and influence in some countries in recent years. For example, in the United States, the Ku Klus Klan and the Proud Boys are all American fascist groups. economic and social unrest, political polarization, and the rise of authoritarian leaders have exacerbated this issue.

It's easy to tell openly fascist groups because they usually show up during protest events with large swastikas, skulls, and dress in all black. Some hardcore neo-nazis like to wear paramilitary uniforms and salute each other with the nazi salute.

Some fascist groups are uncomfortable with who they are and actively conceal or disguise their ideas and agendas to avoid detection and opposition. Like using code words or phrases, or disguising themselves under the veneer of conservatism, patriotism, and religious views.

TheKeyToJoy wrote:

Strastoterpets wrote:I've always found fascism, and other similar ideologies, to be rather interesting. Now...is it fair to call the ideology the "villain of history"? There's different forms of fascism, some of which weren't exactly eye-to-eye with Hitler's views. If we're going off off of the amount of people dead I'd reckon that communism, more specifically Maoism and Stalinism, was much worse.

Hilters fascism was worse than there’s.

Mountains and Volcanoes wrote:

Strastoterpets wrote:I've always found fascism, and other similar ideologies, to be rather interesting. Now...is it fair to call the ideology the "villain of history"? There's different forms of fascism, some of which weren't exactly eye-to-eye with Hitler's views. If we're going off off of the amount of people dead I'd reckon that communism, more specifically Maoism and Stalinism, was much worse.

Need thy remind you about the fact that social structures rarely change in spite of ideology!

Port Caverton wrote:Horrible ideology. The US should have intervened in WW2 earlier against the genocidal régimes of Germany, Japan and Italy

Observation Post 13 wrote:

In the modern world, fascism has largely been rejected and condemned as a dangerous and oppressive ideology, and is not widely practiced or supported.

Worryingly, there have been instances of fascism and far-right extremist movements gaining traction and influence in some countries in recent years. For example, in the United States, the Ku Klus Klan and the Proud Boys are all American fascist groups. economic and social unrest, political polarization, and the rise of authoritarian leaders have exacerbated this issue.

It's easy to tell openly fascist groups because they usually show up during protest events with large swastikas, skulls, and dress in all black. Some hardcore neo-nazis like to wear paramilitary uniforms and salute each other with the nazi salute.

Some fascist groups are uncomfortable with who they are and actively conceal or disguise their ideas and agendas to avoid detection and opposition. Like using code words or phrases, or disguising themselves under the veneer of conservatism, patriotism, and religious views.

Portzania wrote:like social democracy... Good thing I punch fascists and they tremble under their beds when they see how much reddit gold I have. Truly, fascism could never come into fruition EVER again with the defense of us antifa super soldiers.

Mountains and Volcanoes wrote:Need they not forget deny and to explore and exploit any Avenue at reach (from video games, message/image boards, text / Chatrooms) threw co-opting the media’s communication via “edgy” jokes and veneer of deniability!

Observation Post 13 wrote:

Portzania wrote:like social democracy... Good thing I punch fascists and they tremble under their beds when they see how much reddit gold I have. Truly, fascism could never come into fruition EVER again with the defense of us antifa super soldiers.

Another thing is that lots of online platforms and communities, social media, forums, and online groups have algorithms that pushes alt-right ideology and propaganda to vulnerable guys and gals. Weird people's videos like Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, for example.

Check this video out made by Adam Something of someone's experience of radicalization and how they escaped the Alt-Right pipeline.

Floofybit wrote:Fascism is terrible. Especially the racist part