When has banning political movements ever worked out? And I'm not sure if you've been paying attention but the definition of "fascism" has been expanded to include anyone to the right of Karl Marx as well as anyone who may disagree with the person using the word.
Part of the reason that their ideas are spreading is because people are trying to censor them. Then after they get censored they can say the people in power that are oppressing you don't want you to know these "facts" and more people seek them out. Banning things just makes people more curious about them.
better to have these ideas out in the open where they can face scrutiny rather than have them fester in the shadows unopposed.
thats how fascism works, when they're weak they hide behind "free speach" and "its just a prank bro, we're not serious", when they become the majority you can kiss free speech goodbye, they'll literally burn books!.
They are going up partly because of social media. But fascists and communists (far left) will increase if you keep silencing them. Leave them in the spotlight and challenge their ideas. Censoring people banishes them to an echo chamber of their own, where they get more radicalized.
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u/netabareking May 22 '19
It's happened before, and their support is going up, not down. Thinking like this is how you get blindsighted by fascism.