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Amassing authoritarian power depends in part on a willingness of the people to believe in the power exercised
February 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Amassing authoritarian power depends in part on a willingness of the people to believe in the power exercised
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Clarification:
It isn't that they don't have ideology, but they are "ideologically flexible" in the pursuit of power and wealth - a common trait of fascists.
(I recommend Paxton's book Anatomy of Fascism where he discusses this. Though he focuses more on power than wealth.)
It isn't that they don't have ideology, but they are "ideologically flexible" in the pursuit of power and wealth - a common trait of fascists.
(I recommend Paxton's book Anatomy of Fascism where he discusses this. Though he focuses more on power than wealth.)
The best way to understand the current government is as robber barons who are simply plundering the government to make themselves and their friends rich. Any attempt to view it ideologically misses the point.
(h/t to Corey Robin who made a similar point on FB)
(h/t to Corey Robin who made a similar point on FB)
February 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Clarification:
It isn't that they don't have ideology, but they are "ideologically flexible" in the pursuit of power and wealth - a common trait of fascists.
(I recommend Paxton's book Anatomy of Fascism where he discusses this. Though he focuses more on power than wealth.)
It isn't that they don't have ideology, but they are "ideologically flexible" in the pursuit of power and wealth - a common trait of fascists.
(I recommend Paxton's book Anatomy of Fascism where he discusses this. Though he focuses more on power than wealth.)