The level of naivety in front of the danger of fascism legit scares me sometimes.
People do not realize how it begins and think this is just a glitch in the system and the result of hardcore fascists ideas being pushed by a very bad man. But they do not realize that the reason why it's so easy to install is precisely because people think that "politicians are not that extrem and in the end quite moderate".. without having one clue of the real danger that lies in things they do not even look at:
I'm talking here about the attacks on institutions. The attack that most people are underestimating because they are not really thinking about what could happen if the institutions were to fall one by one.
"Mass deportations would crash the economy" yes. But not if you create a war or if you destroy many public services to finance it.
Also.. Because people associate fascism with a specific esthetic, they often do not realize how easy it can be for a society to fall into it.
Fascism is not something that happens over night:
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People who create fascist societies are not some evil monsters that know what they are doing. They are humans who push harmfull politics that make people cheer for them with the intention of doing actual good !
Fascism is not a glitch, it's the result of all the systems of oppression already existing (capitalism, systemic racism patriarchy, ableism etc.) syncing up and binding together over time !
If you think Trump is moderate and not that bad without realizing the level of attacks that he is about to inflict on the US institutions...
You are ready for fascism.