Fascists: I want everyone in the same country, rich and poor alike, to accept their place in the hierarchy and do their part to protect our Glorious Nation™ from foreigners. Seriously you guys, I can't stress enough how much I hate communism and want literally the exact opposite of what they want. Surely nobody will ever lump us-

Liberals: C O L L E C T I V I S M :galaxy-brain:

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[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Hannah Arendt was a big part of conflating these as "totalitarianism"

as if capitalism isn't totalizing. as if any mode of production wouldn't shape social relations

[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

going to tell my boss that as capitalism isn't totalitarian I will be goofing off at work wish me luck

[–] Thomas_Dankara@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

while it is easy to place all the blame on Hannah Arendt's 1950s political work, I do believe :porky-happy: would have come up with this little rhetorical trick with or without her writing The Origins of Totalitarianism

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

sure, I mean she was just the willing tool of the bourgeoisie at the right moment.