• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    The common denominator is that the fascists sowed division so that there could be no unified opposition to them.

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      4 days ago

      I mean the liberals did a pretty good job of sowing division by arming fascist paramilitaries, letting them assassinate socialist leaders with impunity, and running a conservative candidate. When liberals talk about unity, they mean u ifying with them, against the left.

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        Even if that were true, it all needs to be put aside to unify against the fascists. They pose an existential threat to democracy itself.

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          “I stand against fascism and want more rights for the common person.” “I am willing to aid fascists when it makes me money or helps win elections”

          Yeah let’s unite with them, surely nothing bad will happen.

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              Except the conservative the liberals were supporting, Hindenburg, won without the socialists support, while the socialists ran their own guy with the slogan “a vote for Hindenburg is a vote for Hitler is a vote for war”. And then Hindenburg put nazis in all the major positions of power, in the name of unity.

              History shows us:

              1. Liberalism creates the conditions for fascism
              2. Liberals would rather work with fascists than socialists.
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                3 days ago

                It also shows us that socialists won’t compromise to meet liberals in the middle, while the right unifies.

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                  No, Socialists will not compromise with the people handing power to the fascists. Our objectives are mutually exclusive, we want socialism, liberals want capitalism and will support fascists to maintain capitalism.

                  Liberals are part of the right, Lenin was correct a century ago: social democracy is objectively the moderate wing of fascism.

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                    Then you will lose to fascism and fascists kill socialists. The capitalism vs socialism debate is meaningless if democracy is lost.