Went on there and found an article called “Fascism and The New Deal”, and I actually think that title is pretty fucking based. Of course the website explains that FDR was a fascist because of Big Gommunist Government and him being a

🚨LOONY LEFTIE🚨.

I just think it’s funny whenever communist and conservative language seems to align because of how completely delusional conservatives are. Makes me understand the liberal delusion of Horseshoe Theory just a little bit. I wonder if there’s any other examples of language lining up like this.

  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    we lose the opportunity to see the new deal as a liberal policy that can be pointed to when libs defend “capitalism, but without fascism!”

    • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Not all capitalism is fascism, though, and there are plenty of problems with capitalism even when it doesn’t devolve into fascism. I think that’s an even stronger point: even when capitalism is “done right,” look at all the issues with it.