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Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
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Nazi Germany as an example was a populist and nationalist movement that rose out of the austerity plan from WW1. Yes it is very much linked with fascism.
What we are experiencing in America and Canada right now is a rise in populism and nationalism which again is dragging fascism along on its heels. Again, they are all very much tied together.
Beyond that I'm not going to argue with someone with their head up their ass. History has proven again and again that Populism, Nationalism and Fascism are all similar and travel together repeatedly. Do they always? No.
Nazi Germany is an example of what capitalism turns into when it's in a crisis. What we're experiencing in US and Canada right now is late stage capitalism that's making things unlivable for large swaths of the population.
Meanwhile, systematic destruction of socialist movements over the Cold War created a situation where the right is the only option for people who become disillusioned in the mainstream politics. This is also by design because fascism does not fundamentally threaten capitalist interests.
There are indeed some very uncomfortable parallels with the rise of nazism and fascism in Europe before WW2. It's also worth noting that right wing extremism gets a lot of support from the rich normalizing their views. People like Murdoch and Koch brothers spent billions promoting right wing views in the media, and we have right wing groups quietly doing the same thing here with Postmedia. Even Toronto Star was recently acquired by a right wing group.
It's also dangerous to think that such right wing movement can be stopped simply by voting. German nazis never won more than 37% of the vote while there were still democratic elections in place. Once these people get in power the mask comes off. Republicans were seriously considering similar tactics during last elections, and I'm sure we'll see that happen again going forward.
First chapter in this discusses the rise of fascists in Italy and nazis in Germany, and it's hard not to draw parallels with what we're seeing currently happen in US and Canada:
Beyond that I’m not going to argue with someone with their head up their ass. History has proven again and again that liberals are absolutely clueless historically and politically.