• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
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    That will happen anyway, because it a core component of fascism. It does not matter what is said, it will be abused by the fascists.

    The followers must feel humiliated by the ostentatious wealth and force of their enemies. … However, the followers must be convinced that they can overwhelm the enemies. Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak.

    Umberto Eco, Ur-Fascism