The 10 tactics of fascism | Jason Stanley | Big Think
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- ๐ Cult of the leader: Fascism centers around a ๐จโโ๏ธ leader who sets the rules, challenging ๐งโ๐ expertise and ๐ฏ truth.
- ๐ Mythic past: Fascism uses a ๐๏ธ mythic past where the dominant group was great, often through โ๏ธ military might and ๐งฌ racial dominance, which has supposedly been taken away by ๐ฉ leftist forces.
- ๐ข Propaganda: Fascist propaganda uses a ๐ค friend/enemy ๐ฟ distinction, portraying political opponents as a ๐ฃ threat to the nation.
- ๐ณ๏ธ Anti-Democracy: Fascism undermines democracy by normalizing ๐คฅ lies, which are the opposite of ๐ฏ truth, which is the center of ๐๏ธ democracy.
- ๐ช Hierarchy: Fascism promotes the ๐คฅ lie that one group is superior, creating a ๐ช hierarchy that leads to ๐ญ victimhood narratives.
- ๐ญ Victimhood: Fascists convince people that they are higher on the ๐ช hierarchy, and then tell them that they are victims of โ๏ธ equality.
- ๐ฎ Law and order: In fascist politics, ๐ฎ law and โ๏ธ order is used to structure who is legitimate, not to ensure โ๏ธ justice or โ๏ธ equality.
- ๐คฐ Sexual anxiety: Fascist leaders often claim that ๐ฉ women and ๐ถ children are under โ ๏ธ threat, requiring a ๐ช strong leader for ๐ก๏ธ protection.
- ๐ Ruralism: Fascist movements often highlight a divide between the pure, hardworking people in ๐พ rural areas versus the decadent ๐๏ธ cities.
- ๐ท Work ethic: Fascism suggests that minority groups are ๐ด lazy and need to be forced to ๐ท work, contrasting with the fascist idea of hard ๐ท work as a ๐ virtue.
๐ฌ The video warns that while individual elements may not be inherently fascist, their combination should raise ๐จ concerns. It emphasizes the danger of honest conservatives being lured into fascism by claims of existential threats to their ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ families.