Is Europe Turning Fascist?
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With the recent surprise win for the left in the French elections, some may be tempted to think fascism is on the back foot. Unfortunately, that's not the ca...
  • Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3·
    3 months ago

    Yeah the left coalition in France is very loose. Not gonna be enough to stop the march of the far-right for long.

  • Iceblade@lemmy.world
    34·
    3 months ago

    Fascist? No.

    There is certainly a popular reactionary swing away from social liberalism and towards national conservatism however.

      • Iceblade@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        The core component of fascism is authoritarianism with totalitarian goals. Many nationalist movements throughout history have not been fascist in nature, and many non-fascists have embraced nationalist values without becoming fascists.

        Also, claiming that a rise of fascism is inevitable under social liberalism is speculation at best.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    310·
    3 months ago

    Based on the recent elections in England and France, no. Not sure about the rest of Europe though.

    • Alsephina@lemmy.mlEnglish
      113·
      3 months ago

      Maybe actually watch the video first before talking about something he addresses

      • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
        89·
        3 months ago

        I’d rather not support this channel since he’s an apologist for state violence.

        Maybe you can provide a synopsis?

        • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
          19·
          3 months ago

          Also larps USSR, weird shit that these westoid socialists can’t conceptually understand why people who lived under USSR really didn’t like it for the most part and USSR committef a lot of atrocitities esp on non Russian populations

          It was not some capitalist plot to take it down either, shit fell under its own weight. Another fact that doesn’t fit the weird narrative he is pushing.

          We all known current regime is shit in west too nobody is arguing but he ain’t winning anyone over by worshipping USSR as some sort of viable alternative 🤡

          • Ferrous@lemmy.mlEnglish
            111·
            3 months ago

            people who lived under USSR really didn’t like it for the most part

            So then why do some 60% of Russians regret the dissolution of the USSR? Why do 70% of Moldovans regret it? 50% of Belarusians? 66% of Armenians? 70% of Kyrgyz? 70% of Azerbaijanis?

            • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
              111·
              3 months ago

              I trust your numbers bro

              But even if true, nobody forced them to leave. Thet left on their own funny how you don’t provide numbers for balts or Ukraine or Kazakhstan Georgia Also Moldova wanting to be back in ussr? 🤡

              Learn som history jfc