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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The hell it would. Fascism will drive with an empty bus, so to speak.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would it really? My understanding was it only took off because so many people went along with it.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Within the confines of this political cartoon: Fascism relies on people staying on the reform carousel. Reform only has as much power as there are people getting on the revolution bus, and fascists know this.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

en empty bus disguised as a huge mean-looking paper tiger if necessary.