It's not. The Chinese government is an abusive autocracy that doesn't respect the "rights" of its people and answers to nothing and no one other than Xi and profits and power. Those three things are king.

Marxists and fascists are two sides of the same coin. They may have somewhat different end goals, but they're alike in having zero regard for the democratic will of the people. May every Hexbear troll be accursed.

[–] 257m@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say classical Marxists could be equated with fascists but most people nowadays who call themselves "Communists" are fascist at heart.

[–] ReCursing@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Authoritarian, yes, fascist, no. We need the term fascist at the moment to call out actual fascists, diluting it by using it label people who aren't fascists but are also problematic plays directly into the misinformation the fascists thrive on

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly, I’m getting sick to death of the overuse of the terms fascism and nazism because they’re being used to describe everyone with a totalitarian bent. Yes, the GOP have fascistic tendencies, so it’s apt, but the real operative word to use in pretty much all of these cases is authoritarianism. And whether they’re [actual] fascists or communists, authoritarians are reprehensible. The Nazis were irredeemable but—and I say this as a socialist—so were the Soviets.