As empires collapse imperial violence turns inward. For a more in depth analysis I would read anticolonial theory or Marxist analysis of Nazi germany, like "economy and class structure of german fascism"

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So...threatening to retaliate against those who didn't vote for him last election? Removing rights from various classes of people? Those kinds of things?

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -1 points 10 months ago

Yes those are all indications of colonial violence turned inward.

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hmmmm

It’s possible to be more than one thing driving fascism.

In the absence of a general worker uprising to bring about revolution (this isn’t going to happen before the election) stopping Trump is a fine alternative to stem fascism.

We know that fascists need a charismatic leader with unquestionable authority (Trump) may as well cut that head off the snake now.

Does that stop capitalist interests? No, their money and power is still there but it at least won’t be manifesting through a dictator.

Capitalist interests have operated just fine without a dictator.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I mean we don't have a dictator and we're involved in killing tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians over the course of a month. Even if Trump is never elected again we keep sliding into fascism, and liberalism doesn't really have a response to that besides to join in.