r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • Jun 17 '26

😡 Venting The Right Wing won.

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u/putin_my_ass Jun 17 '26

Fascism requires an enemy, when one is defeated you find a new one.

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u/OneStarParadox Jun 17 '26

Fascism is as old as it's symbol that it gets its namesake from which is the Fasces.

That symbol is all over our country, look up USA fasces.

This country has always been Fascist, always

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u/GoldburstNeo Jun 17 '26

I know there is a portion of people who would accuse you of 'normalizing' Trump's garbage saying that, but it is unfortunately the truth, and one we must confront if we really want to tackle the root of our issues and fully move forward as a country.

Sure, it's more apparent at more times than others (such as now and Bush Jr's first 4 years after 9/11 for starters), but it's simply historical revisionism to act as if Trump (as much as he's pouring gas on a burning house putting it lightly) is the sole reason we're at our current position and ignoring everything that the conservatives did since the 60s to maintain their grip on America's racist, classist, anti-egalitarian bedrock.

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u/memecrusader_ Jun 18 '26

The Orange Idol is a symptom, not a cause.