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The impossible promise: are we witnessing the return of fascism? (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] acabjones@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As an institution the guardian is Cool with fascism provided the fascists in charge are Democrats/labour. Watch these kinds of stories return to brunch when the pendulum swings back.

[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago

It is a tale as old as liberalism, honestly: Communists that gain a lot of power threaten liberalism, so they must use the fascists to fight them (hell, they do not even have to be communist if they are a big enough threat if the whitewashing of Ukrainian fascists is anything to go by).