Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.

  • ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works
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    14 days ago

    Those are fascist states too. You can’t make use of this kind of technology and still claim to be the good guys. Fascisms not a left or right thing, both sides of the aisle can slide into that kind of behavior.

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        14 days ago

        No, it’s in principle undetermined in ideology. Historical ones, even Stalin or Pol Pot variants, were rather right wing. But the only principles really important for any kind of fascism are violence, anti-rationalism and amorphous ideology.

        EDIT: What I mean is that fascism is that “third way”, not left-wing or right-wing. And has made situational alliances with things from both. That was its main difference from old conservatives in the beginning of XX century.

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            Non-leftist doesn’t equal right-wing. Anarcho-capitalism is right-wing, but opposite from fascism.

            Fascism requires no logical structure and no coherence in ideology. It requires the ideology to be bendable all ways each moment for each different situation. Which, well, is natural for an ideology reliant upon violence and emotion above all.

            That leftists try to mix fascism and normal conservatism is a purely leftist sexual problem, that doesn’t concern others until leftists pretend it’s commonly accepted.

            Then, of course, when most of the “revolutionary” competition is leftist, fascism becomes anti-leftist and allies right-wing forces.

            But also Nazi and Soviet propaganda on the British Empire were amazingly similar in archetypes and emotion. Which would be a rare case of “fascism against right-wing forces”.

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              Anarcho-capitalism is right-wing, but opposite from fascism.

              Only in terms of talking the talk. In practice, ancaps who get power quickly go full fasc.

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          14 days ago

          No it’s not entirely clearly defined. But a few elements appear in all of them: Anti- communism/socialism, dictator, far-right idiologies, nationalism…

          I wouldn’t say any if these are desired by leftism, or rather opposites.

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          Oh, the historical fascisms such as under Stalin and Pol Pot, right.

          it’s in principle undetermined in ideology

          Correct in so far, as it‘s determined by economic system. Which happens to align with left/right ideology.

          But the only principles really important for any kind of fascism are violence, anti-rationalism and amorphous ideology.

          You’re making shit up depending on how your tummy feels, don‘t you?

          Please stop using the internet.

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            13 days ago

            How to detect a commie idiot without them naming themselves.

            I’m actually using Eco’s version, and he’s notably leftist.

            Please stop using the internet.

            Smart thoughts were chasing you, but you were always faster.