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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, is there any evidence at all that defensive democracy actually works? Given the strength of the far right all over Europe I'm not convinced that it does.

[–] MountainVeil@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's an ongoing experiment, but we know for sure that the alternative of letting the anti-democratic party win and rule does not work out.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

False dichotomy. It could be that the solution to fascism can't be found in institutions run by rich elites.

[–] MountainVeil@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't present a dichotomy, actually. What is your solution then?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Short answer: Labor organization. Long answer: Organize the working class and force the elites to make the concessions necessary to solve the problems giving rise to fascism in the first place.