Fascists are defined by tactics, not ideology

[mystery-ak]

August 12, 2022
Fascists are defined by tactics, not ideology
By Dan Backer

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were technically on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but both were unabashed in their embrace of fascism.

Millions of innocents died at the hands of their ideology -- whether “far Left” or “far Right.” Extremists always end up in the same place, using the same tactics to impose their ideology -- whatever it may be.

Hitler and Stalin embraced government authority to an awful, disgusting, and hopefully unrepeatable degree:

    Political persecution then: Long before Nazi Germany’s horrors were fully exposed, the political opponents of Hitler’s regime were the first victims of systematic persecution. Stalin’s purges similarly cleansed the Soviet Union of dissent under the guise of security.
    Taxation explosion then: To exert power over the populace, both Hitler and Stalin embraced high levels of taxation. Property and income confiscation became a means to the end of total control.
    Education monopoly then: Under Hitler and Stalin, education came entirely under government control. Teachings were state-approved, reinforcing the “right” ideology and prohibiting the “wrong.”

History is now repeating itself, as America drifts perilously closer to actual fascism. While the Right is really more to the center, radical leftists have gone so far leftward that they are hardly recognizable.

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[Hoodat]

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were technically on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but both were unabashed in their embrace of fascism.

The only difference between Hitler and Stalin was that Hitler allowed the pretense of private property ownership.

[Kamaji]

Hitler and Stalin were not on opposite sides of the political spectrum.  Both were socialists.  The difference was the degree of fixation on race.  Hence, the Nazis were National Socialists - emphasis on the German nation - and the Soviets were International Socialists - with, of course, the exception of the Jews, who were considered subhuman by the Soviets as well as by the Nazis.