• dx1@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Not really. People use the word in a pretty measured way. Usually people with fascist views just say that because they’re offended at being described accurately and want to try to rationalize it away.

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        1 year ago

        People use “fascism” when they mean “authoritarian”. But that’s not a fun Italian word with Hitler connotations.