most people start with the label rather than the definition. They use “fascist” as shorthand for “very bad authoritarian” and then work backward to justify it. That is not analysis. That is marketing.

100-freakin percent! Excellent comment, agree perfectly

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Defining Donald Trump: No, He's Not a Fascist (FT, Simon Kuper)

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> most people start with the label rather than the definition. They use “fascist” as shorthand for “very bad authoritarian” and then work backward to justify it. That is not analysis. That is marketing.


100-freakin percent! Excellent comment, agree perfectly