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i_have_thick_loads OP t1_j36ga6y wrote

Reply to comment by Alternative-Flan2869 in Tolerance for the Free Speech of Outgroup Partisans [Both sides of the political divide expressed high overall levels of support for free speech - Republicans more so than Democrats] by i_have_thick_loads

What's a fascist lie?

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copperdomebodhi t1_j37o7ix wrote

You're asking this on January 6th? "It was patriotic to try to stop the vote count because the 2020 election was fraudulent," is a lie that supports violence to prevent democracy and install right-wing authoritarianism.

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i_have_thick_loads OP t1_j393s4x wrote

Wouldn't that just be a lie?

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copperdomebodhi t1_j395bxg wrote

When it supports violence to prevent democracy and install right-wing authoritarianism, that makes it a fascist lie.

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i_have_thick_loads OP t1_j396kw9 wrote

Isn't that just a lie or a lie promoting violence? Also, is fascism just right-wing authoritarianism? Wouldn't that be time variant because right wing today has a different idea cluster than right-wing 80 years ago.

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