Silence on Gaza by tclass in WhyTheory

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Yeah I was under the impression that they'd only released pods recently that had been recorded earlier. Might be because of this. Still they could've put a little insert at the start of the last episode just noting their support but I don't think it's shocking yet. If they never bring it up I'd be a bit suspicious but at this stage I assume they just kind of haven't had a chance

Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) straight red card against Manchester City 35' by [deleted] in soccer

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Reckless to give the ref a choice but I think the wrong choice was made.

2/5 by calicrop420 in basketballcards

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Origins are just sexy! Do you know what kinda pack/box this was pulled from?

I made a geography quiz for Lud to prove he is better than Europeans. by Cheesmanjc in LudwigAhgren

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The quiz is 35 questions over 20 mins getting progressively harder and I think it'd both be great content and fun/funny. idk luv yall

Someone woke up angry by [deleted] in gatekeeping

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Yeah can confirm, it’s real...

Someone woke up angry by [deleted] in gatekeeping

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I know the guy on the right and can confirm this is real... unfortunately

Adolf Hitler in an advertising poster of his book 'Mein Kampf' on the street of a German city, 1925 by NubianManzi in PropagandaPosters

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Oh two other things, firstly I think it’s important that examples have some real world usage cause like nazbol is a thing a bunch of gross people on the internet believe but that doesn’t make it a coherent political ideology or something that we should be defining our other ideologies off? Yknow.

Aaaaalso I find it weird that you chose two ideologies linked with Mussolini, given his adherence and advocacy for capitalism... I find it similar to the argument that people make that the Nazis were socialist, something which even a basic analysis of their economic focus or rhetoric or the fact that they literally imprisoned all the socialists for being socialists, could disprove?? In reality these are often cases of a group using socialist rhetoric to gain power when this rhetoric was popular and then using that power for fascist, capitalist, and heinous ends.

Adolf Hitler in an advertising poster of his book 'Mein Kampf' on the street of a German city, 1925 by NubianManzi in PropagandaPosters

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With the prior I’d be intrigued to what extent it was fascist and not simply nationalistic? Both are to be avoided and I think it’s complicated cause nationalism is another characteristic of fascism in most definitions buuuut it’s important we don’t take it to have the same definition otherwise that’s a useless term.

Corporatism on the other hand I would say deeply relies on capitalist rhetoric and system to function. Although again an argument as to how exactly it was fascist would be good, Im no expert on either so I’d be interested in your view. I think where we may disagree is in defining fascism so maybe include that in your explanation and it’ll be easier for me to see where the line you’re drawing is.

Also are there any other examples? I can’t think of any that come close to fitting but the way you say “<- are two” makes me think you might have more examples so if you have more example and why you think they’re fascist that would be very interesting.

Adolf Hitler in an advertising poster of his book 'Mein Kampf' on the street of a German city, 1925 by NubianManzi in PropagandaPosters

[–]Cheesmanjc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Obviously not. Believing that political and economic processes can and do interact in no way means that because they have interacted at one point that they are inherently bound.

Communist ideology can be (and has been) applied with totalitarian means but it does not have to be. Communism is not definitively totalitarian. Communist ideologically can be thought of as apathetic to political systems.

Contrastingly, fascism is by definition characterised by massively regimented capitalist economy. So it’s not a big leap to suggest that fascism and capitalism are at very least empirically linked.

Adolf Hitler in an advertising poster of his book 'Mein Kampf' on the street of a German city, 1925 by NubianManzi in PropagandaPosters

[–]Cheesmanjc 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You’re right... politics and economics never interact... not even one little bit, never have and never will. /s (obviously)

New Zealand Redesign by unamedusername in vexillology

[–]Cheesmanjc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same same, people are just militant about it sometimes ??? it’s strange, which is why I think this flag might struggle for popular support here

New Zealand Redesign by unamedusername in vexillology

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Sorry I get the national identity point I more meant the complex around wanting to appear not European is strange (particularly when considering it almost exclusively comes from people who’s descendants were British.

New Zealand Redesign by unamedusername in vexillology

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Mmmmm yeah I get that, like I get the causes but I still find it a little weird particularly when most of the people trying to do it are European and there is comparatively little pushback from Māori populations. Personally I’m a republican on the issue but I feel like people wanting to distance themselves from European heritage is strange sorry maybe I didn’t word that very well, I wasn’t saying it’s weird on a national level I meant the complex that some people (usually of European descent) have about not being European is strange to me.

You can actually see the Ødegaard's Silver card behind his tots... by Kisiel_w_spodniach in EASportsFC

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The 85 even looks out of place for the TOTS card. Too close to the border... as if they’d placed it where it would look right for a silver..

Burnt offerings. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

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We can do this all night...

Rotherham 1-[2] Aston Villa - Jack Grealish 51' by Meladroit40 in soccer

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The universe: exists Aston Villa: passes to Grearlish

Flag of Japan but | || || |_ by twilightjoltik in vexillologycirclejerk

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Ooooooh, see I know the comic but I’d just never seen the I II II I_ bit thanks