In my more cynical moments, I’ve come to think that maybe every few generations we need an authoritarian state to burn through all the dictatorship fans on the front lines. My main problem is that I’m caught up in it myself.
When it comes to modern fascism, it strikes me that the ideological foundation is nowhere near as solid and well-established as it was in the 1930s. Trump and his ilk are so obviously out to line their own pockets that even extremely ignorant people would likely find it hard to ignore that in the long run. Especially since, due to their short-sighted greed, it’s likely to have negative effects on the daily lives of average citizens much more quickly.
As far as I can tell, even within the AfD’s core voter base, there is currently little fanaticism that could overshadow the reality of wars of aggression and immense military casualties… unlike in 1939; I sincerely hope I am correct in this assessment. However, “Führer” Höcke is receiving backing from billionaires and autocrats around the world, and today’s surveillance tools are more sophisticated than they were back then.
Let’s just hope that Putin and Trump collapse before things get as bad as they could here… since the right wing is the party of egoists and opportunists, they would likely tear themselves apart in a fight over dwindling resources if that were to happen.
In my more cynical moments, I’ve come to think that maybe every few generations we need an authoritarian state to burn through all the dictatorship fans on the front lines. My main problem is that I’m caught up in it myself.
When it comes to modern fascism, it strikes me that the ideological foundation is nowhere near as solid and well-established as it was in the 1930s. Trump and his ilk are so obviously out to line their own pockets that even extremely ignorant people would likely find it hard to ignore that in the long run. Especially since, due to their short-sighted greed, it’s likely to have negative effects on the daily lives of average citizens much more quickly.
As far as I can tell, even within the AfD’s core voter base, there is currently little fanaticism that could overshadow the reality of wars of aggression and immense military casualties… unlike in 1939; I sincerely hope I am correct in this assessment. However, “Führer” Höcke is receiving backing from billionaires and autocrats around the world, and today’s surveillance tools are more sophisticated than they were back then.
Let’s just hope that Putin and Trump collapse before things get as bad as they could here… since the right wing is the party of egoists and opportunists, they would likely tear themselves apart in a fight over dwindling resources if that were to happen.