• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      11 hours ago

      Fascism is running rampant through most Western styled democracies all over the globe. It’s a byproduct of late stage capitalism, instead of addressing the root problem that is causing wealth inequality, fascist and their wealthy backers are blaming everything on scapegoats.

      The US is just the bellwether, but we’ve seen a very prominent rise in far right parties surging in even socdem countries.

    • redditmademedoit@piefed.zip
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      10 hours ago

      It’s a different disease though. There is no political option that isn’t for migration crackdowns, imprisoning children and removing safeguards against repression and surveillance. But as opposed to the Trump regime, neither side of Swedish politics are trying to abolish the other or is actively trying to break down the constitutional order.