• TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I feel like the Venn diagram of Lemmy users and (current or ex-) fascists has very little overlap.

    Happy to be proved wrong though.

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      1 day ago

      I think the ex-fascists subgroup you mentioned, addressed in this question, is actually representative of intrinsic critical thinkers whose nature overcame their upbringing. These I think are quite natural lemmings (a particularly ironic name).

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      1 day ago

      I’m not happy for you to be proved wrong! Deplatforming fascists is always welcome.

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        16 hours ago

        The country that was genocided by a military partially made up of actual former Nazis? And then rebuilt themselves under embargo into a society where housing is a human right? Not sure you’re super familiar with fascism.

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        You can’t just call everything you deem bad fascist, you’re taking away all the meaning from that word

        • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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          Fascism is characterized by support for a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

          Explain how that doesn’t describe North Korea.

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            Explain how that doesn’t describe North Korea.

            They’ll probably tell you the Supreme Leader was elected or something.

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            20 hours ago

            Because you omitted the most important characteristic of fascism. The melding of State and Capital to further the interests of Capital

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          In the west, they teach that communism = authoritarianism and totalitarianism. They teach that no one would willingly let an elected government plan anything, and therefore we should submit to the will of random ass rich people.

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            OK so the current communist leaders aren’t random ass rich people? I’m pretty sure if you ranked the North Koreans by wealth, their current leader would miraculously be #1.

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                Funny comment, because nobody knows how much Kim Jong-Un is worth. It’s estimated that he has more than 5 billion USD, whereas the next richest person seems to be Cha Chol Ma with more than 100 million USD in net worth.

                I couldn’t find a list of the richest people in North Korea, but I’d be happy to be proven wrong.

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              17 hours ago

              “My racist ass feels like it’s true, so it must be the truth”

              Behold, the pinnacle of liberal logic

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                4 hours ago

                So please give me a list of the richest people in North Korea if you believe the Supreme Leader isn’t on #1. Otherwise your comment is just as speculative as mine.

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                  You’re the one making the claim. You have to prove it. The burden of proof is not on people being skeptical of your unsourced seemingly unfounded nonsense.

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                    I’d be inclined to agree with you. However, the initial implication is that communist leaders are different from random-ass rich people. That means the burden of proof lies on the person saying that.

                    I said “I’m pretty sure”, clearly denoting that this is an educated guess. I didn’t say “I know” or “it is fact”. This is because I know that finding exact numbers will be very hard, given that I don’t speak Korean and don’t think that this information is public in any case.

                    I’d actually be happy to be proven wrong! If you find any good sources, let me know.