RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 4 days agoI researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%cmarmitage.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down125file-text
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minus-squareRimu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-23 days agoThe number of times a liberal democracy older than 50 years has turned to fascism - also zero. Liberal democracy is surprisingly resilient, once it matures.
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoI’d say we can call it at least one, now.
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThe US was a liberal democracy?
minus-squareRimu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoPossibly. It’s not over until the fat lady sings. Exactly where that point is will be clear in hindsight…
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoI claim the fat lady been singing.
The number of times a liberal democracy older than 50 years has turned to fascism - also zero.
Liberal democracy is surprisingly resilient, once it matures.
I’d say we can call it at least one, now.
The US was a liberal democracy?
Possibly. It’s not over until the fat lady sings.
Exactly where that point is will be clear in hindsight…
I claim the fat lady been singing.