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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Fascism is sociologically rooted in the sexual insecurity of men. That's why it's always men driving it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Fascism is Capitalism in decline. Masculinity is a recognized part of fascism, but fascism is rooted in Capitalist decay, not in moral failures of men.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fascism is capitalism when the capitalist class gets too successful, as soon as the capitalists realize they can establish fascism they always do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not quite. Fascism occurs when disparity rises, the petite bourgeoisie are being proletarianized, and collaborates with the bourgeoisie against rising class awareness and leftism among the Proletariat and Lumpenproletariat. It isn't a symptom of success, but a defense mechanism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yet capitalism "failing" somehow consistently happens in every capitalist economy, at this point its basically a feature of capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Capitalism is unsustainable, and naturally trends towards disparity and Imperialism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yet what I find extremely intriguing is that the capitalist class profits immensely when capitalism decays and therefore actively contributes towards its downfall. Therefore in a sence fascism is when the capitalist class is too successful and when nobody pushes back against their decay and corruption.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

People absolutely push back, which is why fascism happens. It's a defense mechanism against it.

I suggest reading the first chapter of Blackshirts and Reds, it explains fascism and its origins.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Women live in the same declining capitalistic society as men, yet they are far more resistant to fascism. That's not to say there is something wrong with men or masculinity. Society puts different pressures on men and women so they react differently.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Masculinity by your argument is also rooted in the development of vaccines, all of the aspects of technological progress, and also all progressive social movements that have resulted in more equitable distribution of political power, ie voting rights act, giving women the vote, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, if history lessons in Italy taught me anything, the 'super uomo D'Annunziano', "D'annunzio" and the original italian 'fascism' are pretty much linked.

[–] Feathercrown 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a reason to think this or did it just sound good in your head

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

There is a ton of academic interest in the relationship between sexuality and fascism. It was first noted in "The Mass Psychology of Fascism" by Wilhelm Reich after WW2. My comment is, of course, a massive oversimplification of a complex social dynamic.

It's the same dynamic that made US racists paranoid that black men wanted to rape white women when, in fact, their deeper fear was that white women wanted to have sex with black men. Fascists are particularly sensitive to sexual relations between "their women" and whomever they have chosen to blame for all their misfortunes.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So facism is mens fault? I wonder how that effects a young man who isnt a facist while they are developing? Ur narrative is actively harming young men and driving them to be the very thing u swore to drstroy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

No, it's not "men's" fault, but the people who's fault it is are primarily men. That's not an opinion, that's just history, not to mention what's happening before our eyes. Even women who are fascist push patriarchy. There is no point in debating whether fascism is primarily a male driven phenomenon. The only legitimate question is why?

[–] Cypher 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I knew it as soon as I read your ‘Tate is right’ bullshit.

So facism is mens fault?

Yes. Men had all the political power in the countries that turned to fascism in the past. If you knew any history this would be obvious.

I wonder how that effects a young man who isnt a facist while they are developing?

The same way that one woman having an abortion harms another woman; not at all.

Ur narrative is actively harming young men and driving them to be the very thing u swore to drstroy.

It’s room temperature IQ weakling reactionaries like you that are harming young men. Real men stand against fascists.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yes. Men had all the political power in the countries ~~that turned to fascism in the past~~. If you knew any history this would be obvious.

this is kind of meaningless to point out, since men also had the power in every country that turned towards socialism, gave or took away rights, started and ended wars, etc.

[–] feedum_sneedson 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only possible explanation for any of this is that men are bad and we should definitely not examine the underlying causes and material conditions at all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Great idea im sure them killing themselves at record rates must be an anomoly.

[–] feedum_sneedson 1 points 2 months ago

Well, you can prove anything with facts.