Face covering Laws Thread
04-26-2020 | 09:35 AM
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Low compliance there. I thought I had heard that masks were required so I had one ready to go, but so few people were actually wearing them (TSA, employees, pax) that I assumed I had heard wrong.
04-27-2020 | 05:25 PM
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Fascism has always been left wing.
Many states are actually getting rid of that, fumy enough its the same states fining people without masks.
Many states are actually getting rid of that, fumy enough its the same states fining people without masks.
04-27-2020 | 05:39 PM
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go read a history book
the first line in Wikipedia's entry on fascism:
"Fascism (/ˈfćʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarianultranationalism[1][2] characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy[3] which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe."
You don't deal much in facts though.
the first line in Wikipedia's entry on fascism:
"Fascism (/ˈfćʃɪzəm/) is a form of far-right, authoritarianultranationalism[1][2] characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy[3] which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe."
You don't deal much in facts though.
04-27-2020 | 06:22 PM
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Wikipedia is not a source. I could go in and change that “definition” right now. As for fascism.....Benito Mussolini is the iconic example of that ideology. He was left as can be. Maybe YOU should read a history book.
04-27-2020 | 06:47 PM
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while the fact that Wikipedia is open is true, this particular statement is cited and sourced. take a look at the citations instead of writing off something because you simply disagree with it. also, historians pretty much agree that Mussolini was right wing. Here's another source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-...-fascist-party
"Benito Mussolini, an Italian World War I veteran and publisher of Socialist newspapers, breaks with the Italian Socialists and establishes the nationalist Fasci di Combattimento, named after the Italian peasant revolutionaries, or “Fighting Bands,” from the 19th century. Commonly known as the Fascist Party, Mussolini’s new right-wing organization advocated Italian nationalism, had black shirts for uniforms, and launched a program of terrorism and intimidation against its leftist opponents."
If you can show me a source which supports the idea Mussolini's regime was left-wing, I'm all ears.
In any case, the whole right-wing v left-wing dichotomy doesn't really work when you look at history. applying contemporary ideas about the right v left political spectrum in the US to the past doesn't really work or give the full picture. things are more complicated than just liberal vs conservative.
I do think it's asinine though to say that fascism is exclusively a product of the left wing. there have certainly been instances of left wing totalitarian regimes that committed horrible atrocities, but, for any learned political scientist or historian, fascism is almost exclusively the extreme right wing's flavor of totalitarianism.
04-27-2020 | 07:40 PM
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Ok. Your response has some very valid points. I defer to your further dedication. I guess I’m just sick of people using the word “fascism” while describing our current situation. It’s hyperbolic and ridiculous, just like the morons who compared Obama to Hitler.
04-27-2020 | 09:41 PM
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Would that be Hitlama or Obitler?? Hmmmm....
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