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SocDems want reform, not revolution and this is an irreconcilable split. SocDems are politically incentivized to betray leftist movements and they have repeatedly done so.
Examples: SDP killing the Sparticists, George Orwell ratting leftists put to the government, Bernie's votes on foreign policy, Norway choosing NATO over the WP
What's the WP?
Also I did know about cases of socdems betraying communists, but I didn't understand exactly how it's exactly moderate fascism, is it less about ideological agreement and more about the socdems' actions benefiting the fash?
It's more that socdems advocate for a "reformed"/"modified"/"controlled" capitalism, which is still capitalism, and fascism (as Stalin defined it) is a reaction by capital to the revolutionary left. Therefore, by maintaining capitalism, they maintain fascism.