The Fascist Card: Why Does the Left Label Opponents as Fascists?

[@Lavader_]

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[@DjDeadpig]

Love the new style of editing man! Hope the next video is a response.

[@ektran4205]

socialism fascism communism, political post modernism and deconstructionism all come from the same failed root ideology

[@wonderingpariah8049]

Been seeing more monarchists in my feed lately and good on them.

[@vistagreat9994]

I prefer the previous font utilized for the thumbnails.

[@thelaurens1996]

Hey Lavader, this is actually an amazing video. I do think you missed some really big things though. Well, more than that, the actual foundation of this video is wrong in my opinion, I'd love to talk about it and figure out if I'm wrong instead, maybe we can both learn. It's about there not being actual fascism anymore, or it not having political footing. This is where I disagree intensely, but I'd make the point it is the self-proclaimed 'left' or 'liberals' that are in this category this time around. I have reasons and breakdowns as to why. I'd love the change to discuss this anyhow, with anyone.

[@Calbeck]

George Orwell wrote that the term "Fascist" had already been so overused as a political epithet even by the end of the 1940s that it had lost any real presumptive connection to the actual ideology.

[@thewiirocks]

That's because the idea of Fascism being the enemy of Communism came out of WWII. Everyone forgets that the Soviets entered the war on the side of Germany. Communism and Fascism were seen as friends and allies. Then Hitler betrayed Stalin. From there on out, the idea that Fascism was the sworn enemy of Communism was promoted at all levels. To the point where anything anti-Communist was assumed to be Fascist. With the extent of how horrible Hitler's actions proved to be, Fascism became the perfect boogyman.

[@mpetersen6]

​@@thewiirocks Yes, everybody willingly forgets that the Soviet Union (1) invaded Poland after the Germans. Invaded Latvia, Estonia, Luthunia and Finland in an attempt to regain lost territory. 1) The USSR was the Russian Empire 2.0

[@EnclaveEmily]

Nice to see you here

[@wilczus222]

Finally, glad to see someone else remembers that fact!

[@adruvail]

@@mpetersen6 The Baltic States don't seem to have forgotten it quite yet.

[@bigwigcthulu6902]

I can answer the title's question way quicker. Labelling someone a facist does worse than dehumanize. It labels the other as anti-human. When you label the other person as anti-human, it renders all of their opinions evil. If someone is completely evil and everything they can possibly say is evil, you win every argument by default, if said argument is ethical.

[@stanchpandora3658]

And if they are actually fascist and want to genocide and oppress other people, what are you supposed to label them?

[@HawkeyeVoid]

Also by labeling them as evil, it’s easy to justify committing atrocities against them, as some ridiculous distortion of “justice”.

[@dwwolf4636]

The last requirement isn't even needed.

[@Deepfake820]

They point the finger before that finger can point at them. Fascism is a left wing ideology. Fascism is from the the Latin that means bundle or group. Fascism is a collectivist ideology.

[@kittencrusader9262]

​@@Deepfake820google fascism

[@mojungle3054]

"Oh? You don't want to support the 'Anti-Bad-Guy Squad'? You must one of those Bad-Guys™️!"

[@gilbertwilson9093]

The left pretty much say that if you aren't for them, then you are against them.

[@ivanbluetarski9071]

ah everything changes and yet remains the same , dont you just love progression ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Kurell171]

It remains the same, because of conservatives. That is literally the meaning of the word. (And if your talking about human nature, then: Duh)

[@TomLongone]

I never knew an opportunist is taking rights away taking health care undermining the justice system elec a convicted felon dictator who knew

[@gfdnnfnfgnfgn]

but neither nsdap or fascists were bad guys

[@antoinemartinjr.710]

"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."

[@MichaelJones-rz5sw]

Except when you identify as "right wing" and admit it their isn't need for a debate. You...are...a....Fascists' PERIOD.

[@EnvelopingSuspensions]

Tool of the fool if you will

[@badart3204]

An interesting quote but at the end of the day Aristotle was never a master of men and died after fleeing his home city. Slander wins public debate. It’s an effective tactic and you should use it when relevant

[@Mirage-pz]

And the losers are amplified at max with Internet

[@dannysummers4591]

​@@badart3204 way to prove the quote correct

[@theservitortheservitor1720]

Because it reads like a social clearance card to them: the more they can dehumanize the opposition, the less they have to listen, and the more those around them can raise their haunches and agitate themselves into zeal.

[@hsthatzo8063]

This is absolutely true, hence why they call Trump supporters maggots. The more people have been dehumanised, the easier it has been to subjugate them long term.

[@MrMinecraftMan990]

That’s a great point that I never thought about. If they don’t view you as a human being like they or their friends are, they’re not going to pay attention and demonizing gets much easier.

[@Sceptonic]

​@@Ihatethisplace-br3wzso do the communists. Two sides of the same coin. Actual fascists btw, not what you call anyone right of far left

[@sik3xploit]

I think it's rather hilarious though. The less they listen to their opposition the less they understand them and less will they know how to deal with them. It's why they are left confused as to why nobody likes what they say in "the message". They always conclude "it's someone else's fault" because they don't understand themselves or those they oppose. Destructive nonetheless.

[@sik3xploit]

@@Sceptonic Because the idea that these two tyrannical and authoritarian groups have some differences is nothing but an academic debate. If there is any metaphor I would put in that would make their differences any legitimate it would be like they are different types of bombs. You might have to approach them in a separate way, but they both still need to be disposed of.

[@Cigaretteboat6251]

If someone calls you Fascist, you can bet that you are smarter than them without doubt

[@EnclaveEmily]

I like how this dude managed to explain what Free Speech is better than """educated""" academics using the example of French people eating frogs

[@namewithheld8115]

He proved to me that the French people must be evil because they don't let the frogs have free speech. I think they might be fascists... or maybe communists, I was a bit vague on that part.

[@recruit-legionary]

So do you eat frogs?

[@Soloong_Gaybowzer]

In the defense of these so-called educated academics, they know exactly what free speech is. They just see it as an obstacle to them obtaining power and implementing communism.

[@blueberet0]

god bless america, god bless the enclave!

[@mpetersen6]

Voltaire would be appalled at those who willingly attempt to stifle the speech of others.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

When they start using fascist and nazi interchangeably, you immediately know they have no clue what either ideology is short of a cursory knowledge.

[@ChiceJigle]

They can use fascist or nazi interchangeably. Makes no difference to me. Both are authoritarian ideologies that should be met with quick resistance. Preferably in the 1-3000 fps range. 😂

[@herrgodfrey9563]

@ChiceJigle I agree that both ideologies are wrong and evil, but labeling them as the same shows they're just using it as a pejorative against those they hate. For one, Fascism isn't inherently anti-semitic or racist. In fact, in the 1920s and early to mid 1930s, there were many Jewish Fascists in Italy who swore allegiance to Mussolini. It only gained anti-semitic and other racist features when it became politically convenient to maintain a good relationship with Germany. There are similarities between the two, but there are also many similarities with those and Soviet style socialism. Particularly on the economic front. Many Socialists in the United States and Europe proper admired Hitler until they discovered his more seedy side and it became more of a liability to openly support him. Socialism, Fascism and Nazism are like colors. One is red, one is black and one is brown. They're different colors, but they're still colors. I think being able to understand each one individually is important instead of just using them as a pejorative.

[@TheGahta]

@@ChiceJigle so is communism, but i have a feeling youd want to differentiate here ;D And no, you battle opinions by reasoning, if you deluded yourself to a point where you think "wrongthink" should be punished by death, youre what you pretend to fight, a authoritarian

[@ChiceJigle]

@@TheGahta I'm an ancap, the exact opposite of an authoritarian. Primary difference being, I won't look for people to force my ideology on under penalty of death. Fascists, Nazis, and communists wil all do that.

[@dantedante839]

​@@herrgodfrey9563 Hitler and Mussolini started using antisemitic statements at the same time. Or do you think Germans voted for him based on ethnic/racist reasons?!

[@redseagaming7832]

They labeled their opponents as fascist, but act like fascists themselves

[@cephlo4933]

Where do they dehumanise people?

[@mukundha7621]

​@@cephlo4933 the title of the video

[@aaronrodgers9202]

Yeah they got a quality high powered projector always plugged in for sure.. That projection is reaall

[@jiorno_jowana]

@cephlo4933 “Cops are pigs” and defunding police

[@cephlo4933]

@@jiorno_jowana Can you really blame them when so many cops are corrupt, egotistical and power hungry?

[@bradycameron9179]

Its kinda sad honestly. In college I was in a conservative political club and our college had a communist club and they came up to us while we were tabling trying to get new members and some communist club members came up to us and screamed at us saying “how can you live with yourselves fascists?”. It’s like they’ve been in blinders and we’re trying to tell them that they can take them off because there’s more to the world but it’s as if they’ve had them for so long that they find comfort in them

[@mr.s2005]

think the easiest way to piss them off is to tell the truth....That its easy to live when you aren't a fascist and that no matter how loudly they scream otherwise, they share far more beliefs and even use the same tactics as Fascists. As well as the fact, how can they live with the fact their ideology is been responsible for killing or enslaving millions in single a generations, in single countries, when it takes combining multiple "capitalist" nations and hundreds of years to match the same amount

[@bovineavenger734]

Only a complete braindead tool would identify themselves as a communist considering no other ideology has killed anywhere near as many people as the redistribution of all wealth, and failed at it regardless.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

They can be confident of their correctness only by wearing blinders (i.e., by ignoring anything contrary).

[@arhoosier1058]

just call them commies and ask them how many people they killed with their economic system and they’ll start crying and calling you other buzzwords and something something hitler

[@robertweekes5783]

If they’re yelling at people calling them the F word, they’re in a cult

[@erikhaug147]

Like you mentioned in your "Why the German Empire is so demonised" video, many Neo-Nazis and Neo-fascists use monarchist and conservative symbols when fascist symbols are banned. People on the left see that fascists use these symbols and when they see conservatives/monarchists/Right-wingers use the same symbols they think they hold the same beliefs as the fascists.

[@pierce7992]

Hitler hated monarchs and viewed them as why Germany lost everything fascism/Nazism can't co-exist with monarchies.

[@dzanderallison]

there it is. it's hard as hell to clean a symbol once some wannabe nazoid dirties it.

[@SockieTheSockPuppet]

​@dzanderallison That's why Tolkien went out his way to antagonize the Nazis and 'Dolphie in his letters. The Nazis wanted to find out if he had any Jewish blood in him before they allowed _The Lord of the Rings_ to be sold in Germany, and Tolkien really twisted in the knife on regretting that he didn't have a drop in him, plus of how furious he was that the Nazis were perverting Norse and other European symbols, something he refused to even tangentially take part it.

[@Web720]

I wish those Nazitards used the left's logos and iconography. They are more economically socialist than any righttard ideology.

[@theMPrints]

Everyone with two working brains has left the left. As it usually happens: as an ideology becomes more and more extreme, it loses its followers, until in the end only the most mentally retarded mob follows it .

[@michaellynes3540]

Fascism is socialism with an iron fist. Giovanni Gentile, the founder of fascism, was a socialist. His philosophical basis for fascism was rooted in his understanding of ontology and epistemology, in which he found vindication for the rejection of individualism, and acceptance of collectivism, with the state as the ultimate location of authority and loyalty outside of which individuality had no meaning (and which in turn helped justify the totalitarian dimension of fascism). Ultimately, Gentile foresaw a social order wherein opposites of all kinds weren't to be considered as existing independently from each other; that “publicness” and “privateness” as broad interpretations were currently false as imposed by all former kinds of government, including capitalism and communism; and that only the reciprocal totalitarian state of corporatism, a fascist state, could defeat these problems which are made from reifying as an external reality that which is in fact, to Gentile, only a reality in thinking. Whereas it was common in the philosophy of the time to see the conditional subject as abstract and the object as concrete, Gentile postulated (after Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel) the opposite, that the subject is concrete and the object a mere abstraction (or rather, that what was conventionally dubbed "subject" is in fact only conditional object, and that the true subject is the act of being or essence of the object). Gentile went so far as to declare “Fascism is a form of socialism, in fact, it is its most viable form.” One of the most common reflections on this is that fascism is itself socialism based on national identity. Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italian fascism, was a member of the Italian Socialist Party as he was a publisher of Socialist Newspapers and was a life-long socialist and a student of Marx, but after he was kicked out of the Party since he believed World War One could result in the creation of Socialist uprisings across Europe. But Mussolini was so familiar with Marxist literature that in his own writings he would not only quote from well-known Marxist works but also from the relatively obscure works. During this period Mussolini considered himself an "authoritarian communist" and a Marxist and he described Karl Marx as "the greatest of all theorists of socialism." He made union membership mandatory. Under this labour policy, Fascist Italy enacted laws to make union membership compulsory for all workers. He also spent government money like a leftist. Mussolini’s spending on the public sector, schools and infrastructure was considered extravagant. Mussolini "instituted a programme of public works hitherto unrivaled in modern Europe. Bridges, canals and roads were built, hospitals and schools, railway stations and orphanages; swamps were drained and land reclaimed, forests were planted and universities were endowed". As for the scope and spending on social welfare programs, Italian fascism "compared favorably with the more advanced European nations and in some respect was more progressive". He built a large and expansive welfare state. By 1925, the Fascist government had "embarked upon an elaborate program" that included food supplementary assistance, infant care, maternity assistance, general healthcare, wage supplements, paid vacations, unemployment benefits, illness insurance, occupational disease insurance, general family assistance, public housing and old age and disability insurance. Most of the economy owned by the state. By 1939, Fascist Italy attained the highest rate of state ownership of an economy in the world other than the Soviet Union. When New York city politician Grover Aloysius Whalen asked Mussolini about the meaning behind Italian fascism in 1939, the reply was: "It is like your New Deal!" During the 1919 elections, the Fascists had attempted to court the socialist-left while publicly dubbing himself the “Lenin of Italy”, attempting to “out-socialist the socialists”. Mussolini was clearly a leftist, and fascism is just another variety of socialism with a nationalist bent.

[@mannybot-0190]

Agreed ​@111superman

[@jhomastefferson3693]

Yeah. You need only read Marx to realize that fascists are in fact a subset of leftists.

[@royale7620]

Finally a sane comment, been looking for a Gentile comment. Basically he made fascism to perfect the mistakes of communism and it worked out better if you compare the life of Italy in the 30s vs USSR

[@duckner]

please Google "paragraph"

[@DepDawg]

@@duckner😂

[@personreanimation]

"Accuse your enemy of doing exactly what you are doing" - Saul Alinskys "RULES FOR RADICALS"

[@majorian4897]

Sounds Jewish.... Oh wait!

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

He indeed taught many of them in the boomer generation.

[@pduidesign]

Bingo!

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

Marx did the same

[@TheContrarian-ii8su]

Neither woke, lgbt nor maga is an enemy to be fought. The moment you guys realize, that there isn't some great conspiracy. You may find it in your heart to reconcile and actually work out compromises with each other instead of ignoring, yelling at or framing each other as deluded. The right wing wants to control the border. So do that. Both parts want a great economy, so work out compromises on that instead of standing on flimsy ideological principles like trickle down economics etc. Europe has prevented fascism and far right movements from getting roots. By working out compromises on the very real issues that have been pointed out by the far right. Such as islam being mostly incompatible with western culture and therefore immigration from islamic states should be limited. Not shut off completely mind you. We don't want to put people in literal camps or throw them out from airplanes like MAGA is suggesting. We dont label them as terrorists, but we recognize that they don't fit in for the most part and therefore arent worth the trouble to intergrate. Thats what America is lacking. Its lacking debate and open ears instead of stubborn stupid beliefs that sepperates society

[@CountSpartula]

A bit of a correction: MaCarthy was responsible for holding inquires regarding communist infiltration in the senate and armed forces specifically. The House Un-American Activities Committee, the other half of this equation, was something he was uninvolved in on account of him being a Senator, and thus being subject to separation of powers and having zero authority to do anything with the House of Representatives. The fact that we call it MaCarthyism and blame so much of it on him when the biggest invasions of private life came at the hands of completely different people is a testament to the exceptional levels of propaganda people have been subjected to.

[@charlesramirez587]

it was blamed on mccarthy but the majority of the suppression was with the left to other leftists, blacklists were always a thing in the left.

[@SockieTheSockPuppet]

That all being said, I still find it in hindsight utterly hilarious how declassified Soviet documents had revealed that what accusations McCarthy did have were unironically had about a 93% accuracy. He was so accurate that the KGB was literally overturning entire offices in a desperate scramble to find someone leaking information to McCarthy. Though IMO I think that the Soviets in that particular neck of the spying woods simply sucked at hiding properly.

[@thekevinjmiller]

HUAC was a committee of a Democrat-run House. Democrats always throw their trash on others' lawns.

[@Skyfighter64]

It's worse than that. McCarthy was RIGHT. about everything basically. The people he did name, their endgame, and what they were trying to do were all true.

[@nklinef]

Later declassifications and defectors proved that McCarthy was 100% correct. Most notably: the disclosures of KGB defectors Yuri Bezmenov, Anatoliy Golitsyn, and the declassification of the investigations into the Silver Master Spy Ring(who were never prosecuted)

[@caim3465]

Stalin called social democrats fascist, this is something i cannot comprehend.

[@chewchewtrain]

Because the point of Social Democracy is to make a nicer version of capitalism for privileged Westerners who benefit from imperialism that allows the ruling class to stave off revolution.

[@pwrm8721]

@@chewchewtrain and where's that "fascist"? Why's it bad that we "westerners" are privileged? They earned it by literally being the most influencal race every, even better than Asians.

[@Jokah_baybee]

Imperialism chads stay winning ​@@chewchewtrain

[@chewchewtrain]

@@Jokah_baybee The problem with imperialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money.

[@Randomusername56782]

@@chewchewtrainbased imperialism.

[@howardmctroy3303]

During the Spanish Civil War, you had the Republican camp branding anyone who didn't toe the line a "fascist" or "agent of Franco." When you've convinced yourself that you're the paragon of moral righteousness and anti-Fascist action, then you will divide everyone in the world into either a loyal comrade or a far-right villain.

[@howardmctroy3303]

And their stupidity cost them that war, I should add.

[@pood40o72]

Pax tube did a good 2 part sieris regarding the spainish civil war if you haven't watched that already.

[@howardmctroy3303]

There's also Orwell's book.

[@evenlord7825]

@@howardmctroy3303 Orwell fought with the communists and experienced their stupidity and he was still a socialist by the end of it. What a moron

[@Attmay]

@@howardmctroy3303 Orwell was prejudiced against first-born male children, and Winston Smith was a Simp!

[@ainslieberrafella]

As a teenager growing up in the UK I watched the popular TV show, The Young Ones, a comedy about four students living in a shared house. One of them was Rick, a selfish and pompous radical. The humour of his character is he is constantly (and hilariously) revealed as a petty-minded hypocrite, often by his own words and action, and whenever he is found out, he ALWAYS resorts to calling someone a fascist. It was fall-off-your-chair funny, to the extent the character of Rick entered the public's consciousness as a found-out stereotype of a young, left-wing idiot, so much I honestly thought the insult 'fascist' would be gone forever. However, after the emergence of Trump as political force it came back into popular use. It was so patently silly; I couldn't believe they were actually serious. My belief is labelling their opponents and 'othering' them is a characteristic of the left. If it wasn't 'fascist' (or Nazi) it would be some other epithet. The word (or ideological slur) itself isn't important - the purpose is to shame people into either supporting or, at least, not resisting their political movement. Progressives always claim their motivations are to help and uplift others, but you only need to look at the history of the left to see they are motivated by wealth-envy and, at-heart, a mean-spirited prejudice. The left ALWAYS pick a target group and direct their hate at it. Initially, it was the bourgeoise. Then for the longest time it was the comfortable, managerial middle-class. But when they switched their ideology from an economical perspective to an identitarian one, they directed their hate (because that's what it is) towards the white working-class, which is where we are now. Leftism as a political movement is not only the most destructive and hateful force in the history of man, it is also the most fundamentally dishonest and gaslighting movement in history of mankind. And if you don't agree with me, you're a fascist! (lol jk ;D)

[@captainamerica5826]

I'm American I'm 69years old and it took me until I was in my fifty's to realize what you learned so young but I got red pilled so it's better late than never

[@ripley7222]

Young ones was golden, possibly the last example of comedy written by a leftist that was actually funny.

[@27JASKO]

yup ...

[@akkunair9392]

ehhh wouldnt say most destructive since both the right and left have historically shown to be very destructive when its in its extreme forms but these days for some reason people tend to think that one side ( mainly right) is inherently evil regardless of the spectrum you fall in or at the very least "backwards" while the other side (left) is inherently good and morally superior to the right or at the very least far more "progressive" than the supposedly regressive right wing when at least the way I say it, both are just 2 sides of the same shit smeared coin who are equally capable of massive suffering and destruction yet only one is demonized while the others mistakes are brushed under the rug.....

[@inconsideratebox3000]

Exactly. The Left was always governed by deception, hatred, and self-glorification, ruling with fear and silencing any and all who disagree with them. Even if I were to agree on political issues with the Left, it's undoubtable how immoral their party is. It's left no choice but to choose the Right, and in classic Leftist nature, they dismiss all Right-wingers as racist, homophobic monsters. It's not even a political debate, it's a moral debate to them. "Agree with me or else your worse than human" outlook. Incredibly close-minded and idiotic in my eyes, dooms the party into horrible corruption during their rule as most Leftist politicians are shitty people in general.

[@imlivingunderyourbed7845]

"Do you hate fascists?" "Yes!" "Would you want the government to have total control over everything so it would be easier to identify and eliminate anyone that is defined to be a fascist?" "Absolutely!"

[@GiniLeeRedSquirel]

OMG 😢

[@Venator631]

That used the be me I'm glad I got free of that stupidity.

[@thepaintjobber]

I am horribly disappointed that you did not put an Alex Jones screaming about chemicals in between the frog discussing Ben Shapiros. Truly, that is the letdown of the century, if not the millennium

[@darkcoeficient]

My dissapointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[@christopheryoder8292]

That would have been gold

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Agreed. Unacceptable.

[@elgatofelix8917]

I'm disappointed that he bashed McCarthy. McCarthy d¡d nuthn wrong

[@elgatofelix8917]

I'm horribly disappointed he trashtalked the RedScare which was in fact right about everything.

[@canibezeroun1988]

McCarthy unfortunately, was not able to write his own story. He did in fact find that there were communist in the Federal government, but Roosevelt and Truman hit it to win the war. It had disastrous effects to the country as communist were able to begin the Long March through the Institutions unabated when resistance was highest.

[@SockieTheSockPuppet]

Knowing how much of an utter piece of shite FDR was, I legitimately wouldn't be surprised if he was one of the Communists in our government. We already know that he was a Socialist and as President operated nigh-authoritarian like a Fascist. Plus he is one of the few people to have sent a personalized congratulations to f&%$ing 'Dolphie for becoming Chancellor of Germany, even saying that the occasion was a success of Socialism.

[@A_reasonable_individual42]

Is this true? If so then Jesus

[@bgbuilds2712]

​@birdguy3890 yes. It is true. There are trained Marxists at the highest echelons of academia, Hollywood, media, banking, governments and activist organizations.

[@zufgh]

The sole consolation is that modern-day Hollywood is vindicating McCarthy and people are beginning to understand just how right he was.

[@charlesramirez587]

@@zufgh he never implicated hollywood only the federal government and army, he was correct either way. Hollywood blacklisting and the red scares started by leftists towards other leftists. One of which was then trade union man to become president Ronald Regean implicated and made to stand testimony by committee.

[@localhamster]

I don't remember where I heard it from but "Fascism is the word substituted for "evil" by people who think they are above describing things as evil". Its a very neat tactic use by people who's political ideology requires them to persuade certain populations to work against their own interests. If you want to push someone to actively harm themselves, the easiest way is to define their well-being itself as immoral.

[@sharky7002]

Bro that quote is not only so good but it’s also true, it’s so funny how often lefties will act like stuff like morality, ethics and good and evil aren’t “real” and yet the moment they see a person who supports the killings of animals (even if there invasive), have a nazi flag, or even supports trump, (along with many other things) they’ll instantly have a mental breakdown and say that the person is worser than the devil.

[@cherokeevolfusa2891]

Projection. Call your opponent fascist enough, and you can turn the full weight of the justice system against them. You can censor them all you want and call for violence against them.

[@verifiede4125]

I don't think January 6th was a result of leftist labels.

[@yaujj65]

This video remind of a quote from a hallucination of a broken and deluded soldier from a video game franchise: "You needed someone to blame. So you cast it on me: a dead man."

[@jtho8937]

Spec Ops The Line?

[@yaujj65]

@@jtho8937 Yep. I see the story as a lesson for how some people can lie to themselves and to be deluded that it hurt others in the process. Showing them as people only to be pitiful, pathetic and horror incarnate. As a hallucination points out: “You are no fucking hero. You didn’t save anyone.”

[@lonewolfgames7779]

​@@yaujj65I need to play that one day.

[@Sweeptheleg83]

​@@lonewolfgames7779I played it one time. It was really good. I need to re purchase it.

[@VultureXV]

When you label yourself as "not fascist" and your opposition as "facist" it absolves the individual of moral quandary they may have when engaging in fascistic behavior on behalf of the "not facists."

[@kyledabearsfan]

Absolutely nailed it. The left uses this in lieu of fact, they try to create an emotional battle between a perceived good person and the perceived evil person. It's very arbitrary. This can be hard if you view the other person as... A person 😂

[@agnichatian]

short answer: they want to confuse the meaning, hoping that YOU won't realize that THEY are the fascists.

[@caelandenning2648]

I'm sorry did you just do exactly what this video critiques. You literally labeled and entiere wing of political views you disagree with as fascist. The hypocrisy is fucking melting off your very flesh.

[@OhNotThat]

the anticommunists are the REAL commies!

[@noreply-7069]

Nope. They are not the good guys. They have weaponized the term to mean bad people, but it's actually not true. They tried to save us. Europe lost WW2.

[@verifiede4125]

This is the least reasonable and worst conclusion anyone has come to thus far.

[@screenname6829]

@@verifiede4125 one of the tenants of marxism is to accuse the enemy of what your doing or intending to do. This conclusion checks out

[@cynthiaall]

During the Red Scare, the people accused of communism were actually communist. Almost none of the people being accused of Fascism are remotely Fascist.

[@KaosNova2]

There was an investigation, and the results were that there was some infiltration by foreign communist spies in the American Government, but there was a craze after that.

[@OrkOfOhio]

And he wasn’t THAT wrong. Commie elects are ruining American cities.

[@alexkogan9755]

McCarthy was right.

[@anonmon96]

@@alexkogan9755 unhinged as he was and overzealous as he was, he was right.

[@roarblast7332]

When we do it its right, when they do it its wrong. Am I right?

[@NagandEmerald]

As a shorter answer: It's a matter of projection and discrediting political opposition. Most Leftists will not admit it, but Fascism and Nazism are both socialist ideologies related intrinsically to their sense of populist, collectivist mentality. When a Leftist calls you a fascist or Nazi, they are doing so in an attempt to distance their actions - which can be comparable or similar to that of dictatorship thuggery and intimidation as used by the real fascists and Nazis - from that of the people that, under normal circumstances, they would likely have voted for. Further, as another commenter pointed out, it simultaneously labels and discredits any reputable argument against what they're doing as "anti-human"; how can one argue against being labeled as anti-human for not agreeing with a popularly-believed concept/pov?

[@SeasideDetective2]

But haven't right-wingers also been heading toward a populist, collectivist mentality? They like to portray themselves as working-class, after all. (I don't believe that belonging to the working class necessarily makes one a collectivist, but I'm playing devil's advocate here.) And you can't join a mass movement like MAGA and at the same time claim to be an individualist.

[@SheepyJester]

fascism and nazism are not socialist ideologies. nazis they called themselves socialist because in that era SOCIALISM WAS PRETTY POPULAR. to the point where even america had it's own socialist political party. however in practice they were completely opposed to any and all socialist ideals. socialism is defined as any socioeconomic system in which PRIVATE PROPERTY (businesses for example) are owned/regulated by the general community (in the case of businesses the general community would be the workers.) an important distinction to make is that PERSONAL PROPERTY (toothbrushes, phones, houses, etc) are not counted as PRIVATE PROPERTY each socialist model has their own way of going about this. such as communism completely abolishing PRIVATE PROPERTY all together turning it into PUBLIC PROPERTY or syndicalism which suggests that PRIVATE PROPERTY should be owned by worker's unions. the nazis and fascists not only were funded by ultra capitalists who wanted to protect their profits. but the nazis would also rather infamously offer to pay out their socialist members with private property of their own in order to keep their mouths shut about it not truly adhering to the ideals of socialism. infact socialism and fascism/nazism are OPPOSED ideologies. there has never been a single point in history where both socialists and fascists existed where they got along nicely. in world war 2 for example the russians were one of the main forces who fought nazi germany. however the russians were also under a totalitarian sociopolitical system at the time. (socioPOLITICAL systems are different from socioECONOMIC systems. just as a country can be capitalist and have a totalitarian socioPOLITICAL system (as was the case with russia when they were forced to transition into a capitalist country by it's american elected dictator) a country can be socialist and have a democratic socioPOLITICAL system. (as was the case of chile during salvadore allende's era))

[@NagandEmerald]

@@SheepyJester You... Understand that what you just described happens in every socialist system, right? In every socialist system, including in the Soviet Union, Cuba, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Vietnam, etc., cronyism was a particular facet of it. The difference was how open it is between each example. The Nazis and the Italian Fascists both only initially played the part with their Nations' own conservative think-tanks until the parties themselves were able to subvert their ability as private individuals to do anything. It should be noted that both examples are more akin to syndicalism than they are truly socialist in the same way that the USSR was socialist. Socialism as an ideal is purely economic and its scope, putting private property and, more importantly, the "means of production" into the hands of the community. The community in their case being that of the Aryan race or the Italian government under the Fascist Council. It should be noted that, when the usefulness of their benefactors ran out, their benefactors and their businesses were "privatized", which was simply a fancy dressing up of the process of nationalization. Are there any other examples of how the Nazis and the fascists weren't socialist, and outright opposed it, when they themselves acted exactly like the socialists they do despised?

[@NagandEmerald]

@@SheepyJester Also, I would like to point out as well that, even now, socialists of different scopes don't get along with each other (see how the Left in the US is currently eating itself)

[@SheepyJester]

@@NagandEmerald the difference is that socialism not only ISN'T based on eugenics. but it also focuses on the economic angle of a country rather than the political angle of a country. you are making a common mistake of associating socialism with totalitarian rule. this is not the case. as is proven with chile and democratically elected salvador allende who explicitly wanted to work towards a more democratic system. (ofcourse the USA was having none of that and ousted allende via a coup but that's besides the point.) socialism is a philosophy encompassing several socioECONOMIC systems. this philosophy focuses on how property should be regulated and how wealth should be redistributed. no socialist system is perfect. in general socialist systems want to put the ownership and regulation of private property into the hands of society as a whole rather than a small group of people. each socialist system has their own way of going about this. some are more effective. some are less. socialism works best in tandem with democracy. as in it's core it's supposed to be an EXPANSION of democracy into more aspects of society. such as the work place, for example. however due to capitalist military intervention (akin to the USA incited coup on salvadore allende in chile) motivated for the sake of keeping profits in check by removing the threat of socialism to the WEALTHY. there is no chance for a democratic socialist country to exist without conflict with the wealthy. fascism and nazism are socioPOLITICAL systems. fascism focuses on upholding an autocratic social hierarchy in which a dictator has free reign and any and all kinds of opposition are surpressed. what differs it from a dictatorship is it's belief in a NATURAL social hierarchy with one country or race being "Superior" to the others. nazism is a form of fascism with a disdain for parlaments or liberal democracies often characterized by it's use of eugenics, racial hierarchy and racial purity within it's ideology. a simple search on wikipedia tells you these definitions. nazism merely presented itself as socialist in order to cast a facade on their true ideals and to appeal to working class resentments. such as denouncing banks, department stores and "interest slavery". however they never acted on any socialist ideals. (source: www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/05/right-needs-stop-falsely-claiming-that-nazis-were-socialists/ ) (if you don't trust links then just search up "washington post the right needs to stop claiming that nazis were socialists" and click the first result)

[@woahhbro2906]

The most ironic thing of all (at least in the US) Anti-Fa is fully supported by the establishment, which could legitimately be argued is corporate fascism. The average working class Trump voter isn't who they should be fighting.

[@conlanvanhook2452]

The problem is that Trump would continue to empower the corporate fascism with his policies lol. This is why the left considers him a fascist. Trickle down economics enables corporate fascism which Trump models his tax policy after.

[@woahhbro2906]

@@conlanvanhook2452 that's the ironic thing though, today's leftwing is arguably more liberal when it comes to corporations than the populist right are. They're more likely to prop up the status quo than Trump ever would - which is why the establishment wants to tear him down so bad.

[@woofwoof4795]

​@@conlanvanhook2452 "Trickle down economics" you mean the notion that government forcefully took away people's fruit of labor as tax and hope the government will Trickle down these tax as social service like health care, education and infrastructure ? yeah, "Trickle down economics" sucks because the more tax, the more citizen's money flow into the pocket of politicians and their cronies in the corporations either as subsidize, bailout or simply government contract. Interesting it's always "tax the rich" but not "reduce the tax for all". Do you support "Trickle down economics"?

[@DolphinPain]

That isn't what corporatism is. It has nothing to do with corporations as we understand them today.

[@woahhbro2906]

@@DolphinPain It's when a state is controlled by large interest groups. The US is supposed to represent the voters, but it could easily be said it represents corporate interests. I'd say it's fair to say the US is in the early stages of Corporatism.

[@AmericanImperium1776]

I used to watch Communists KZbinrs like Caleb Maupin and it’s true that they called Soc-Dems Fascists or Social Fascists. They really don’t like Soc-Dems. Something to do with the fact that The German Soc-Dems betrayed Rosa Luxembourg.

[@SavageDarksider-v9j]

What about the FinnishBolshevik ? I have to be honest with you, brother. I HATE the national Reformation Party. I pretty knew There party wasn't going to last.

[@AmericanImperium1776]

@@SavageDarksider-v9j I watched some FinBol videos, honestly I find him to be boring.

[@SavageDarksider-v9j]

@@AmericanImperium1776 I'm still surprised, he's still around. Communism is pretty much dead. You have A better chance of restoring the Habsburg monarchy.

[@AmericanImperium1776]

@@SavageDarksider-v9j I know, Commies are a weird bunch.

[@SavageDarksider-v9j]

​@@AmericanImperium1776 Yeah, but they want to say us monarchist are the weird ones.

[@ScottPalmer-mp1we]

Calling people on the right fascist is often a fallacy called forestalling disagreement.

[@LVCIANOMANARA66]

Because they know that if they stop using that card, their lies would be completely demolished in the row of days

[@LoganJamesPenn]

No. It is because I am a fascist.

[@elbherna5201]

​@@LoganJamesPennGigachad following the Duce

[@grimz.18]

​@@elbherna5201only chads follow Duce 😎

[@DISLIKEPRIDE]

@@LoganJamesPenn If i have to be a fascist for wanting what's best for this country count me in!

[@jackwalters5506]

Not true. Their ideas are so prevalent because they are pushed by the people in power. The left could simply cease to exist entirely overnight and their ideas would still be pushed onto society

[@RedFeather36]

This is just one of the tactics encouraged by Saul Alinsky in his book, Rules for Radicals.

[@Gabsboy123]

I wonder about Saul Alinsky's heritage and what could possibly motivate him to have such hatred for Western civilization

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

​@@Gabsboy123 Who nose

[@opinionatortv6457]

​@@Gabsboy123 I know this is late, but the early life check came back positive 😂😂

[@gora.9241]

As a fascist myself, I’m offended that people like trump get called fascist. It’s an insult to the entire ideology!

[@gorillamasterofgaming5525]

Wait until you discover project 2025, Trump distanced from it after it got publicized. You may like some of the policies in it cause you guys are crazy.

[@surreal6055]

SMRT FAZISMU, SLOBODA NARODU!

[@LadLamer]

@@surreal6055 Have freedom getting bombed by NATO, and then exploited by the Bourgeoisie that follow them, you unwitting and unthinking Neoliberal goon.

[@jakinboaz8558]

If a person really thinks there is only fascism and anti-fascism, it means he knows nothing about (or ignores) the entire history of political ideas prior to my great-grandfather.

[@Dressyone223]

They call everyone fascist because their positions and beliefs are indefensible, so they result to calling everyone a fascist in an effort to label their opponents as pure evil and therefore wrong no matter what the argument is. Too bad for them I don’t consider being called a fascist an insult.

[@supermaximglitchy1]

they have no defence so they go all offensive

[@noreply-7069]

It's not indeed an insult. It's a compliment, meaning you are doing at least something right. Be the Fascist they fear so much!

[@Sniblet]

Do you honestly believe that everyone on the left is advocating an opinion that they don’t believe in? That they’re all liars, and everyone who believes them is brainwashed, and there are zero coherent arguments or ideas on their side?

[@derkrischa3720]

What positions are indefensible?

[@Dressyone223]

@@derkrischa3720 all of them, economic, foreign, domestic and cultural. All their beliefs and policies are wrong.

[@campusconservatives559]

Hitler wore a tie. Trump wears a tie. Coincidence? I think not!

[@ivanbluetarski9071]

gosh darn it i never thought of that .. now i have to go buy more t shirts and hats 🤣🤣🤣

[@rifleman4005]

Hitler was a vegetarian , Trump eats meat.

[@brentritchie6199]

And what does Obama, Biden, the Bushes, Carter, Reagan etc etc What do all of these presidents have in common? Yes they all wear ties. So you’re theory is stupid

[@rifleman4005]

@@campusconservatives559 Hitler was a vegetarian, Trump eats meat.

[@rifleman4005]

@@campusconservatives559 Hitler was a vegetarian, Trump eats meat.

[@SavageDarksider-v9j]

To quote Obi-Wan:" You became the very thing you swear to opposed."

[@flo-theo]

Cool it with the pop culture references, redditor

[@SavageDarksider-v9j]

@@flo-theo I couldn't help myself.

[@TearThatRedFlagDown]

Not entirely accurate though. Fascism is a left wing ideology, it seeks to implement Socialism and because of that can't be considered right wing, because on the right we like free markets and we take quality over equality. Sometimes I wonder if we should just discard the terms left and right, because they're pretty vague. We could also use more precise language like Statist and Liberal/Libertarian, because essentially the left is the side of Statism, while the right is the side of Liberalism in the true sense of the word.

[@chunkykong1976]

@@TearThatRedFlagDown waarom ben jij fan van chierry? ik ben zelf rechts maar zou mezelf niet per se een volger van hem noemen wat maakt het dat jij hem wel goed vind?

[@happygofishing]

@@TearThatRedFlagDown left and right is false dichotomy anyway

[@iattacku2773]

The funny part about it is that fascism is more left wing ideology than right wing. It’s pretty much much syndicalism but the international aspect is dropped.

[@Valkyrie0010]

Fascism is, at it's heart, merely nationalist socialism. Whereas communism is global socialism. They truly differ to any significant degree only on who comprises the in group and who does not. Otherwise they are identical.

[@MrCrabguy]

This is because any sufficient authoritarian regime has to become socialistic in nature. You can’t have a free market when the people are forced to work for the glorious leader.

[@johnw574]

Never let facts get in the way of a good narrative.

[@thewiirocks]

Early proponents literally described it as a "pragmatic communism"

[@comradehogan7636]

Lmao no

[@Bludngutz]

I convinced my girlfriend's 7 year old daughter that there was no boogie man in her closet Cannot convince a twenty-something year old leftard the same...yet they are allowed to vote Glad I ETS'd when I did. Would never want to risk my life for the filfth in this country...after 12 years Army Infantry

[@rileyleviner6828]

Im in a relatively similar situation

[@coltonwilkie241]

It's easier to train an animal how to talk like a human than it is to convince a Leftist that they're being brainwashed.

[@Maverick-ne3mr]

Bro, time has proven McCarthy correct.

[@neo-mccarthyistgorilla1037]

Yeparino.

[@endloesung_der_braunen_frage]

The McCarthism against Fascism today is fanatically based

[@ReiseLukas]

He may have been right that Communism was infiltrating America, but how he went about it was wrong. In fact his actions made a mockery of seeking out Communist ideology in the systems of America and so actually did more help to the Communists than harm

[@TROOPERfarcry]

Yes, but only 100% correct.

[@derkrischa3720]

not even close. I mean, we can definately say that you get popular if you whip up a frenzy in the media on your side... taht much is true

[@GUNROCKS1990]

Uncle Ted and KGB Yuri were right about submissive and oversocialize with emotion.

[@soffren]

I can't unhear him describe "normalization" every time I see a tweet saying "Normalize X" repeated. He tried to warn us.

[@ayemoruz2956]

7:47 Young people nowadays don't even know what fascism is, let alone communism, but they love to throw those words around like gospel

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

Joseph McCarthy's biggest flaw was never going far enough and finishing what he started.

[@drascalicus5187]

Wasn't his faulty, the Senate turned against him and clipped his wings, then the media drowned him in mud, turning the fools against him.

[@AugustusSinclairWhite]

You can tell that the commies won that conflict, since 'McCarthyism' and 'Red Scare' are popular terms for it. Plus certain things being forgotten, like the Soviets bribing Hollywood directors and execs up until the wall fell or commie rabblerousers literally infiltrating unions and strong-arming them into striking in 'solidarity'. Razorfist has a great video on that whole thing: Hollywood Was Always Red.

[@Attmay]

Amen.

[@neo-mccarthyistgorilla1037]

Yep.

[@RA9U1]

Cool it with the anti-Semitic remarks.

[@Dominus564]

Ever since I started studying intellectual history and political theory, especially Communism, Scientism, Facsism, and Nazism, I learned just how important free speech is to true intellectualism. The free flow of ideas is the most important aspect of a free society.

[@darwinisticanarchist2335]

Even if I consider myself semi-left I am still a staunch believer in conservatism due to my conservative background. Tradition and religions are very much important in any nation for it keep everything in balance.

[@Aetherblade-z4o]

I am right and I can say you are an absolute Chad

[@shelbyspeaks3287]

Fascism supports traditions, family and religion.

[@abaddon1371]

80 to 85% of nordic people are atheist, agnostics or nominal christians (nominal in the sense, that they don't believe in god, but still honour the holy days etc. out of tradition or convinience) The rest is split between various christians groups, jews and muslims, even Asatru (the believe in the old nordic gods is recognized here as a religion) I'd argue that religion has very little to do with the balance in my corner of the world. Traditions on the other hand, is very big here in the nordics, although a great deal of christians would likely call our traditions heretical :D

[@Amin-al-Husseini_1941picture]

@@shelbyspeaks3287 all are good things, its as if people that are evil can have some idea of good

[@blueberet0]

@americanchristiannationalist you're no better than that idiot. You're a nazi traitor

[@Silverchapp]

Real reason: Slander Reason why "Fascist" in specifics: Because their ideologues are similar because both of them are socialist and one of them (fascism) was born out of national communism. I see the hatred between communists and fascists as the same with Sunni and Shia, Democrats and Republicans, and even Jews and Arabs. I think it is because the thought of heresy is much worse than merely coming from a fundamentally different viewpoint.

[@Amin-al-Husseini_1941picture]

I find it funny that socialists love Marx, when the guy was known as a racist even for his time (spitting, tripping, insulting and smacking blacks was regular.. so you can be the did far more), and the black hammers/lack communists exist somehow.. besides that, didnt he have some 1844 jew essay where he filled a whole page, just to say "jews are greedy" and wanting to end their religion? starting to sound like another historical figure that communists mention constantly

[@soffren]

As an American Libertarian, I've often felt this way, but this is the first time I've seen it so well articulated.

[@shittyshitposter2157]

I actually think Catholics and Protestants is more accurate seeing as how 99% of the things they believe in are identical yet for hundreds of years they were murdering each other over the tiny differences.

[@SkibidiToiletlsInherentlyAryan]

They keep calling me a "fascist" when I'm actually a national-skibidist

[@westhuizenarchives2614]

Woah I just watched a handful of your videos this night and this banger of a video just drops.

[@The_Amazing_Funktopuss]

Propaganda 101 If you tell a lie often enough people will start to believe it to be the truth.

[@johnsupergeil7098]

Reminds me of when breadtube kept trying to push the message of "Right Libertarians are fascists"

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

Back in the 1980's, when Reagan was unfettering corporate power, rattling the saber, and buying every weapon system imaginable, my friends and I called Republicans "fascists." Mussolini describe his Fascism as the convergence of corporate and government power, and with the militaristic nature of the Reagan Administration, it met my understanding of the definition of fascism. That was over 40 years ago. Now, the Democrats are looking more and more like the party in Orwell's book.

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

What do you people think? Bull Shit. What was that? Bull Shit. >>>>> Then it has to be Bull Shit.

[@SarcasticPossum]

To me it ultimately boils down to "You're either with us or against us".

[@epictetusghost1369]

Karl Schmitt's Friend Enemy distinction.

[@KonglomeratYT]

Yeah that's exactly what turned me from a non voter to a trump voter. I am moderate. Don't fully agree with anyone. That makes me a fascist right winger, to them. So I went to the side that actually accepted me.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire - 🤨👍

[@jw6405]

Once had a "conversation" with someone who called someone a fascist. I think it's funny how the definition adds to it they have to be a conservative to be fascist. But then people say that every conservative is a fascist, wouldn't that make the word not needed? IF fascist=every conservative ever, then it is essentially an oxymoron. But when I point out to someone that there are plenty of progressives that practice fascism. The answer I would get mostly is that they are indeed not progressives, but actually conservative. As all politicians nowadays are more conservative than could be progressive. But how does that not make the term even less useful in describing anyone?

[@ericm.8110]

As a conservative, I am open to listening to other ideologies, such as communism. Unfortunately, the left doesn't do itself any favors by calling everyone on the right a fascist. And that's a shame, because I belive that the left and the right both have good Ideas and can work together to get the best out of both. But when the left calls everyone on the right a fascist, they scare away people who are interested on the other side despite different political opinions.

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

Absolutely.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

McCarthy was right. His only flaw was not going nearly far enough.

[@morysxkongontiktok]

As a Christian leftist i appreciate your videos because it educates me a lot of things and helped me escape far felt movement which was discriminating me of my religion or skin and just being a white man.

[@anomonyous]

God bless you. I hope you find truth in life. And Merry Christmas.

[@HatterTobias]

definitely putting this on my playlist

[@flyingscotsman6835]

I love how In the spirit of umberto eco they have completely divorced the historical definition of fascism in favor of using it as a political weapon

[@danielshaw8049]

Leftists are not called Fascist. Because we don't call our people Fascist. South Park.

[@SourceConduit-cn9zq]

You did an outstanding job of breaking all of this down for anyone to understand.

[@alexman378]

McCarthy wasn’t wrong. Everything he said was going to happen, happened exactly as he said. Where do you think Gentile got his ideas from?

[@Attmay]

After what happened to Andy Ngo in Portland, fascism doesn’t sound so bad anymore.

[@Tossimm]

it really isn't that bad, it's flaws were hyperinflated because it was simply at a wrong time and had a slightly similar ideology ruin it's name.

[@sik3xploit]

@@Tossimm Extremists all need their boogieman.

[@IsmaelSantos-xv9qf]

Fascism is just Socialism. And Socialism is shit no matter what name it takes. Antifa is more or less what the Blackshirts were in their day. Same ideas. Samey methods.

[@notcrazy6288]

Nah it's bad. Antifa are fascist. Political violence is a fascist mainstay.

[@christopheryoder8292]

Sorry but the State dominating every aspect of life, the reason Fascists called their ideology total it, sounds freaking horrible.

[@clydemarshall8095]

Even if the execution left something to be desired, McCarthy was right. We’re paying for it now.

[@jiorno_jowana]

No. Explaining how communism is bad is right and okay but "something - bad" is a bad propaganda

[@MennydorgesERArchive]

It’s funny because due to libertarians not knowing what corporatism means in 20th century Italy, they too adopt this very tactic

[@kwc1138]

Fascist is left wing. It is Marx derived and term is specific to Italian breakaway Marxists from Russian influence to a local Italian focus, hence National socialism. Germans were similar, but threw in weird and utterly dysfunctional ideas about science, biology (race) and religion.

[@Aquelequedesconhece]

Narzism is not faracism and farscism isnt a left ideology, our a tradicional right ideology

[@kwc1138]

I see history, critical thinking and research are not common to most commentators ….

[@nebunezz_r]

Yeah. And then modern conservative stole everything the nazi threw at the German citizen as their political promise. Honestly you can say anything you want but the message that the current conservative politicians across the words are pretty much similar to what Hitler said with different people as their target.

[@Fernybun]

@@Aquelequedesconhece Right, there's nothing more traditional than destroying and reshaping the culture, history and religion of a group of people, obviously.

[@johnw574]

Accuse your enemy of doing what you're doing. It's as simple as that.

[@joehighsmith2951]

Accuse your enemy with what you're doing. It's simple psychology

[@Hawkcam1996]

They do the same thing with the terms “racist”, “homophobic”, “transphobic”, etc.

[@S.D.323]

Well the Republican party is pretty blatantly the last two of those

[@jetorixjones]

The descendants of the French in southern Louisiana do eat frogs, I've done it with them.

[@flatterkatz]

the french also do, see recipes like Cuisses de Grenouilles. But I guess it's like americans and mussels. Do americans eat them? sure. But hardly as a regular dish

[@justadildeau]

I do like frog legs🤷🏼‍♂️

[@edwardmiller9611]

Frog legs, only.

[@smitty_qw]

@jetorixjones Let the good times roll 😏

[@truespain318]

The word 'fascist' is slowling losing it's meaning the more they use and repeat it.

[@lucian5646]

My family is very toxic and I had a falling out with them for different reasons. They were very anti trump and any questioning from my mouth was met with insults, narcissism, and degrading comments on my intelligence. Whole family fell apart because of political views. I was part of the hive mind to fit in a while until one day my family started accusing my cousin of possibly wanted to shoot up his school. He was 13 at the time and never had a evil bone. They accused him of wanting to do so all because they found out he watched different right wing figures on KZbin. He had some bad thoughts on women from these individuals admittedly but he never had any life threatening views. Who hasn’t had a dumb opinion when young? This is when I snapped away and realized they could be this irrational about anyone even me and i disassociated from them until I found a way out.

[@ThisIsBoogieJar]

Parents who verbally abuse their children wondering why their kids hate them:

[@Rikken552]

Leftists will say this didn't happen, they always do

[@JesusPerez-cl3ng]

What happen?

[@tomnorton4277]

Fuck. Sorry about that, dude. I get on well with most of my family but the one thing we can't talk about is Donald Trump. Even my grandmother, whom I can talk to about almost anything, tried to deflect blame away from the left for the assassination attempt.

[@skeletonoutthecloset9235]

Thank you for the content, I might not be a monarchies, but I appreciate the input you have provided. 🐸

[@UltraSaltyDomer1776]

There’s a 6. Dehumanization. If you can label someone as a fascist it removes the human element. Now you can justify actions against someone because they are a bad person. Basically it allows you to justify the means by how you deal with your enemy.

[@abbottshaull9831]

Exactly. Remember it was President Biden who said it was time to put a bullseye on Trump. Who took an oath to uphold the US Constitution and the Federal Laws of the US.

[@jonathanbowling2904]

I think of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals: #5 Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. #8 Keep pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose. #13 Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. I'm sure there are other rules that apply, but these are tactics Saul Alinsky shared with his followers. They call their opponents 'fascists', they are doing it to attack a movement, not to give an honest discussion. It's a form of bullying someone rather than having an honest discussion.

[@adamrea2530]

As Sir Winston Churchill said, " The fascist of the future will call themselves the anti fascist. "

[@Perrirodan1]

Probably not an actual quote of him, be careful with quotes of famous people most are fake

[@verifiede4125]

I do not recall such a quote. Source?

[@legionofdead]

Its specifically called the poisoning the well fallacy

[@bocchithean-cap3404]

AfD thing always gets me My cousin is darker than the average swahili and an active AfD member I wish AfD was as radical as people said

[@Nolant.]

He must be the whitest Turk

[@rogierb5945]

Same with Wilders in the Netherlands. Is pretty much a socdem, or new labour, as I like to call him. Not even right wing, but labeled by 'trusted news sources' as far right.

[@joshuadabrowski0033]

Because they don’t know what else to say since their vocabularies are very small.

[@whosasking.p]

In the words of HP Lovecraft "The oldest and strongest emotion is fear. The strongest kind of fear, is fear of the unknown" n in his own way, expressed his views by creating a terrifying world of fantasy. Also I would like to add, as someone who fell victim to two different types of group think. My eyes weren't truly open until I left America to travel, meeting people from all around the world has been my biggest tool to overcome prejudice.

[@aaronrodgers9202]

It's cuz they always have their projectors on hand 😂😂 they love to label their opponents exactly what they themselves are

[@BohemianCrown]

We are living in such an absurd age. What would our ancestors think of us?

[@anonymousli4204]

18:04 That's literally ninety percent of them. That's why they have to resort to slurs because they don't understand their own position when you press them further on it. It's why they get called NPC's. It's because they have 4 lines of dialogue before they revert to slurs, meaning the conversation is over because they're out of dialogue options. Some people don't play video games so they don't understand the reference.

[@Bcorcoran100]

Your just racist! Bigot~! Transphobe!! Fascist~!!! Wait fuck....

[@1980Shadowwolf]

i was a centrist moved to the right when the left started sounding like certain ppl in germany with their beliefs. My grandad was german and stories he told sound just like the current left. He escaped to America during that world war. Been called a fascist so often it lost its sting and say ah you ran out of things to try and change my view. So i win.

[@MuusACK999]

For the most part, Mccarthy was right

[@neo-mccarthyistgorilla1037]

Yep.

[@CzechsTeaNine]

Exactly what happened to me when I have an argument to a leftist in IG. Since he/she has no proper argument, instead attacking me on my personal life and my profession. 😂😅

[@DPPOfficial]

0:45 Hahaha, so true! But finally someone to explain this whole huge problem of the modern political and social environment in-debth.

[@maxfalconi6995]

because they don't know that fascism is a form of socialism. Mussolini was a member of the Italian Socialist party and chief editor of their newspaper before deciding to found a new party and ideology based on corporatism mixed with nationalism

[@demonwalker01]

Ironic that McCarthy turned out to be correct.

[@charlesramirez587]

McCarthy was actually correct in most assertions but never pointed anyone specifically out in public due to lack of evidence but he is primarily vindicated through history of his private suspicions, though not card carrying communists they (the suspected) did siphon intelligence to the USSR or were financially backed by the USSR in cultural works. The McCarthy trials were not intended for just communist's and at first were against fascists started not by McCarthy but was focused on due to his easier to target. McCarthy attacked those in the Army getting the establishment against him in his blatant incompetency, and due to his anti communist stance our media has vilified him. From the dress tailor of queen Elizabeth to any grant funded scientific team in the US the USSR had their hands in there, he's just an easy target which was one instance of blatant belligerence which is blanketing all the anti communism of the era. McCarthy did one trial and fucked up once and the left never forgot and blamed the red scare on him from beginning to end. They were found and purged not by the right but other leftist's and trade unionist in all sections of society and they were ran out by mostly other communists not soviet aligned.

[@WozzyWatkins]

Next time I'm called a fascist I'm calling them an anarchist

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

While I assume this video was done in good faith, the creator clearly doesn't know what the Red Scare actually was: 1. Americans knew exactly what they meant by using the term "Communist": acolytes of Karl Marx's Political Philosophy of Communism:, defined as the political positions of Abolition of Property, Seizure of Means of Production Either Through Violent or Infiltrative Revolution of the Government, and Totalizing Collectivization of Power Over the Economy through the Government. The term especially applied those allied with the Soviet Empire and seeking to support/advance/incorporate the US and the rest of the world into it. 2. The term Mccarthyism is at best an ad hominem against Joseph McCarthy, since as a senator he was focused on Soviet spy infiltration into the US government and military. The House Unamerican Activities Committee, the body that interrogated people accused of being a communist and which people think of when the word McCarthyism is brought up, was led by Democrat Roy Brewer, an American labor union representative and anti-communist activist who saw communists try to take over various labor unions in the US. Senator Joseph McCarthy could not serve in the *HOUSE* of Representatives, from which the HUAC took its name. 3. There were actual communists identified by the HUAC through interviews identifying members of the Communist Party USA, and that party *was* directly funded and supported by the Soviet Union and money the Soviets sent to the US. In fact, so much money was poured by the Soviets into just the Hollywood side of the communist movement that it equaled what the average congressional candidates spends on campaign ads ever election cycle, except they did it every year on the year for over 60 years.

[@kaspi001]

I maintain one of the greatest tragedies of the late 20th century is that communism wasn't given the same treatment national socialism has been given.

[@jrconway3]

Because they didn't have history's "most evil man" behind it. And because too many people falsely believe there's any way for socialism to ever work.

[@dbullcutter]

Yes, it's because of György Lukács' pamphlet "The destruction of the reason" ("Die Zersörung der Vernunft"), 1954. According to Lukács, everything, which is not materialistic and "rational" (in the meaning of the dialectic of the entlightment), is automatically dumb or nazi. Unfortunately it was not a joke by Lukács.

[@mrmackey8776]

Because they’re afraid of the only ideology that actually fought them

[@suspiciousspy9019]

Hello Lavader. I've been a subscriber for a few months. I found out about your channel with the corporatism video. I would simply like to tell you the following (in relation to your videos): - I've went to Turkey recently. Atatürk is nigh-unavoidable in the public space or even in the private one. There, l saw his effigy in parks, streets, statues, on your Turkish lira bills and coins, and even in kebabs and an exchange office. I even met a Kurd in Denizli that expressed his main beef with him: that he did not create an independent Kurdistan (an issue different from the one you addressed: secularism to disguise anti-Islam policies) and he told me that indeed, you don't criticize the man in public. - Before I stumbled on your channel, I had read a book that led me to the same conclusion as you on Wilhelm II of Germany: He wasn't some bloodthirsty warmonger (I live in Belgium though, lol) and it was more so the governments that wanted to pursue wars, while the monarchs did not want to. - You are the first Bosnian or Bosniak video maker or political publisher that I've watched on KZbin. I am happy to have your perspective on the internet and to learn more about Bosnia and the Balkans. - I would recommend to you Carl Schmitt's "Political Theology" I can tell you the following about secularism: in its French or Turkish form, it's not so much State neutrality towards religion, but State neutralization of religion. The book is short, but it might be of interest to you. I read it (with other books of his) to write a paper on Schmitt's legal thinking.

[@bacepesho]

Even I as a classical Fascist when I hear the word fascism I have a slight feeling it's bad .

[@sgtcojonez]

The "good guys": "The good guys won the war"

[@andrewgreeb916]

Winners write the history books, and conduct the war crime trials

[@jrconway3]

​@@andrewgreeb916"Winners write history" is a blatantly false belief that is still prevalent. Everyone writes history, but some views become more prominent than others.

[@andrewgreeb916]

@@jrconway3 everyone writes history, the winners put their version in the books, the losers die and have their books destroyed, it's been that way till the 20th century. It's not that some views become more prominent, it's that those views won and thus they can kill the dissenting views.

[@Lee-rg8qq]

Simple gaslighting. Accuse your opponent of what you're guilty of.