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[–] kromem 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not so new. For example, see Acton, The Alleged Fascism of Plato (1938).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Frankly, claiming that Plato is fascist is pure nonsense. It's ignoring the history of political thought (including, notably, Plato) and the economical and societal background that led to fascism.

You can argue that he inspired fascism or that he was a kind of proto-fascist. That would be weird (since it would exclude all the modern causes and influences for fascism), but arguable. But calling him a fascist is just an anachronism.

[–] kromem 8 points 11 months ago

That's why I called him "a bit of a fascist."

You edited my comment to remove the "bit of a."