No I’m not catastrophising.

The world is slowly lurching towards a fully fascist led America, India, Hungary, Russia, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Argentina.

Instead people are either ignorant or blaming “wokeism”* for their problems.

I have no clue what to do and this is literally a car crash in slow motion.

I’m despondent because I’m going to be crushed under the boot when the time comes and my morals get in the way of my survival instinct.

Humans are repeating the mistakes of the past. It’s just so anxiety inducing.

*Woke is a useless term promulgated by fascists to dog whistle the things they really want to hate - feminism, socialism, LGBTQIA+, immigration, brown/black people, equality and diversity.

  • ReCursing@kbin.social
    22·
    10 months ago

    Yeah trump and his cult are actually fascists. Don’t know about the rest of the party but trump is, and so are several other major right-wing figures who are gaining too much ground worldwide. Look up Mussolini. Also learn the definition of fascism (it’s not just authoritarianism you don’t like)

    • VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      “a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed”

      STATE CONTROL

      • ReCursing@kbin.social
        3·
        10 months ago

        Well done, you have defined autocratic authoritarianism. Now define fascism. hint: it goes much further than that and is very definitely economically right wing and socially regressive

    • CableMonster
      24·
      10 months ago

      Fascism is more than just a right wing ideology. I am not a fan of Trump and his group, but the left wing side is the real fascistic danger, they just like to project.

      • ReCursing@kbin.social
        4·
        10 months ago

        You’re right, fascism is more than just a right wing ideology. But it IS a right wing ideology, the left literally cannot be fascists. They can be fucking awful (and indeed are) but they are still better than the ACTUAL fascists that trump and his cult are

        • CableMonster
          22·
          10 months ago

          Then what would you call it when the left wing does the same thing?

            • CableMonster
              11·
              10 months ago

              So then we are just arguing about the right word to use? So without using the F word, from my life, the left is the one that wants to take away my freedoms much more than the right side does. They are the one that will be the actual cause of the domestic strife when it probably will occure.

              • ReCursing@kbin.social
                1·
                10 months ago

                the left is the one that wants to take away my freedoms much more than the right side does.

                I’m guessing you’re a white cis het male with some savings, then

                • CableMonster
                  11·
                  10 months ago

                  Im guessing youre not and want to play the victim card. Please very specifically tell me what happens to a black vs white 18 year old that makes their success different.

                  • ReCursing@kbin.social
                    1·
                    10 months ago

                    The white person started with a hell of a lot less institutional and social crap in their way to success. If you want to know more please look up the definition of the word “privilege”, and check yours while you’re at it.

                    Oh, and I’m not looking to play any sort of victim card, I just hate fascists