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..... Have they not?

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wheezy@lemmy.ml3h14 pts

So, I'll answer for those that don't have a PHD in the study of fascism/rascism and the far right. You're normal and shouldn't have to know this.

You probably heard about MTG (Margary Taylor Green) leaving her place in the House. If you follow politics at all. Well, this and Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News would be the early adopter's of the shift in the right we are seeing right now.

It's the same thing that Trump actually ran on that was so appealing to the normies that started paying attention to politics when he ran. The anti war/conflicts in the middle East (not yet anti Israel in 2015), the "make America great again" shit and anti NAFTA trade policies. The "I'll protect social security" stuff.

People forget that Trump got popular on a lot of economic talking points he never had any intentions of actually following through on. But he captured a large portion of the population that (1) didn't understand why their kids weren't obtaining the same success they had; and (2) had inherent rascism built into their politics because of... well, read a fucking history book.

So, MTG is an example of timing. But Tucker Carlson is the real ideologue that we can track. A real white supremacist that is constantly looking to push his agenda on any hook of populist interest. And, to his credit, he read the room better than Trump did. He's been hooking onto the left and saying a lot of true things about Israel. But, it's not with good intentions. He read the room and decided to get in early with a position that he saw would need to be inevitably addressed. Trump did not. That's why he's stuck in Iran and failing. This is a fundamental difference.

This created a small shift in the right. That was largely working to connect to the people that didn't get what they wanted from Trump. Their lives didn't get better. But it was a small part of the right initially. That we will see explode before the next election. They are in a transitional phase. But are still captured by these two factions of the right that are at an impasse right now.

It's a nationalist movement that is still holding onto the xenophobic and economic populist policies that Trump lied about (focusing only on the xenophobia). And it is attempting to capture the real economic changes that the leftist movement (DSA/Mamdani) have made popular.

It is yet to be seen, but, the upcoming presidential elections will likely be fought on the right trying to convince the population that the xenophobia and anti Israel position is "more pure" on the right than the left. The leftist politicians will be filtered by attempting to appeal to a center that does not exist. And their lack of ability to engage in class based politics will give the right wingers (following Tucker Carlson's lead) the advantage in their lies. And, if we allow the liberal zionist to maintain control within electoral politics within the Democratic party; we on the left will lose that fight.

The "Tucker Carlson" wing of true white supremacist fascism will outweigh the good intentions of the liberals that cannot call out the class structures as the core problem.

The larger population will fall for the truths that the fascisg speak with no intention of addressing. And this time; it won't be an incompetent old TV show host in power. It will be a competent and capable white supremacist like Tucker Carlson (or whatever puppet they put in to run) that will be more interested using their position of power to do more than just enrich themselves. They will be an actual ideologue (see Stephen Miller) that will know exactly how to direct the anger of the masses, and their worsening material conditions, towards the perfect scapegoat of whatever minority group is the best target.

That is IF there is not already a mutiny brewing within the Trump admin. That the fascist ideologues are not already looking to maintain power before the next elections. This will depend on their confidence; and, the interest of the capitalist class that looks to maintain their hold over the economy.

We will see. But that's my explanation of what is happening on 'the right' right now. I'd appreciate any criticism of the analysis.

Tons is left out. Nick Fuentes, Epstein, etc. But, that's more of a 202 class in your second year in these studies. I'll leave it alone for now.

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No no. Don't leave that out. I would be interested in hearing it. I also think you are no giving the credit due to the white evangelical faction that Eisenhower let into the White House. These people are a death cult that believe that all Jews must return to the homeland before Christ can return and they are willing to burn down the whole world to prove themselves right. While I think Berry Goldwater is a shitheel he was completely right the evangelical faction that was invading the Republican party.

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Shayeta@feddit.org5m0 pts

Please write a couple of articles on this, this is very interesting.

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They're already out in the open Nazis, how much further right can the Paedo Party get?

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zd9@lemmy.world6h15 pts

Oh, they can go quite a bit further. We haven't seen them outwardly doing the entire Hitler/Mussolini thing yet, but we're getting close. The rhetoric is similar, but the actions aren't quite as bad yet.

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Oh I'd say Hegseth is about there

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zd9@lemmy.world4h10 pts

eh again, I know it's hip to say America now is Nazi Germany but it's not quite at that point yet. It's like late 20s but not even early 30s yet because there isn't the same level of widespread violence as there was in the early 30s between fascists, communists, and anarchists.

Again, I'd say the rhetoric is very much there, which is terrifying, but it's not quite as bad yet in actions. The fact that we can even have this type of conversation is terrifying too.

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I_Jedi@lemmy.today6h6 pts

Warning: Fearmongering follows in this comment!

NVE groups like 764 and O9A are to the right of the Paedo Party. These dudes want to kill you or blackmail other people into killing you in horrific ways because they think it's cool/funny. They like to prey on children and the mentally ill since they're easier to manipulate than stable adults. They're so detestable, in fact, that even the likes of Trump and white supremacist whackos want these far right groups wiped out.

We're doomed if someone in a NVE group gets some actual power, but fortunately, these guys lack the means to go mainstream.

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764 and O9A

What the fuck. I like following these groups because I want to know who the fucknuggets are I need to watch out for. This is the first I have heard of these people.

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dou9m@lemmy.ca5h6 pts

To be fair they’re probably just Peter Theil experiments because he’s the modern day Arasaka CEO

Hot take: these guys are just Republicans

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I_Jedi@lemmy.today5h2 pts

Honestly, I think these guys would view the current GOP as too soft for not starting the Iran War with a nuclear strike on Tehran. No doubt they were happy when Hegseth blew up that school, and were eager for more.

They might be proper Republicans in the future, though. It all depends on how the GOP moves on from Trump.

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dou9m@lemmy.ca5h4 pts

Yeah they definitely do, I mean fucking Nick Fuentes’ loser ass thought so. These guys absolutely think the same about Nick Fuentes lolz. Hell, I bet the reason they’re targeted by Trump’s DoJ is because they’re going after Republicans for their failures lol.

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LOL, when you think this iteration of the GOP is not extreme enough, you might be an asshole.

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Hasn't the GOP been exclusively assholes for many decades already ?

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dou9m@lemmy.ca5h7 pts

Yes, literally since Nixon at the bare minimum. And before then, they were at least somewhat loyal to the constitution…. sometimes.

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hperrin@lemmy.ca6h6 pts

I’m pretty sure what we have now is as extreme as it gets. They literally have concentration camps.

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floofloof@lemmy.ca5h6 pts

They're not doing mass executions yet. They're not gassing people or lining them up to be shot in the street. It can get worse and it will unless MAGA is decisively ended.

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You can always get more extreme, especially on the right.

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Nick Fuentes urged his supporters on X to “get out and vote Democrat today.” The post racked up over 12 million views

So he claimed responsibility for the Blue Wave? Because X users (including bots and non-US users) had his post jammed into their algorithm? Says it all I think, they’re so sure they have all the answers even when they’re on another planet.

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is this 2016?

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1926, Germany.

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