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 @aral Guess what Germany has constitutional safeguards against fascism, and they’re still having a problem with fascists (the AfD). I know some folks love to say that when the U.S. has certain problems it’s because the U.S. is uniquely fundamentally flawed and bad. But this isn’t one of those problems. 5 comments
@peteriskrisjanis @aral Yeah the U.S. definitely has some systemic issues that can let fascism grow, and have, but there isn’t One Weird Law Trick to prevent fascism either. We are seeing fascist parties grow in all those European social democracies so many leftists like.  @MisuseCase @aral They don't get mass appeal and spotlight, and can't overturn de facto state of the country. @peteriskrisjanis @aral >> They don't get mass appeal and spotlight, They are, riding on immigration issues. >> and can't overturn de facto state of the country. They absolutely can. In countries where the far-right parties have gained enough power and/or a governing coalition, they are stripping back social welfare, workers’ rights, women’s rights, etc. @MisuseCase @aral in nutshell, every time someone mentions America is big experiment, I want to slap their faces. It is real country, real people, real power and world cannot deal with this shit anymore. |
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@MisuseCase @aral USA system has a very huge flaw that makes it very easy to become anti democratic. Its constitution is not codified and is left to very free interpretation. Even more, lots of people see it as "flexibility" and "strength".
So when people say how fascism can win in America, it is quite simple - the constitution and de facto governance system allows it.
However ranting about how it is unfair and how it makes you morally compromise is also pointless. It is there. We have to deal.