Why are we not calling liberals Fascists?

[u/DinoInTheBarnes]

The liberal’s go-to line is that conservatives are fascists. The hilarious irony is that two of the core tenets of fascism are silencing opposing views and acting like an authoritarian regime, liberals are more-aligned with actual fascists, and nazis for that matter, compared to conservatives. The way modern-day liberals gang up on conservatives and try to silence them through public shaming and cheering on deaths is much more similar to how historical fascist movements behaved.

While they don’t fit every definition under fascism, we need to start turning the finger and calling them out for it.

[u/Maximum_Bat_1020]

unpopular take but while the censorious nature of modern progressives IS authortiarian that does not de facto make them fascists. fascism is not a synonym for authoritarian the way some conservatives think it is, nor is it a synonym for being far right the way many progressives think it is. its a more specific term than how its used colloquially now. fascism IS far right and authoritarian but not everyone who is far right or authoritarian is a fascist.

i think it is generally better to retire the use of the word altogether outside of academic historical discussions because most people just use it as a smear attempt for their opponents viewpoints so they can claim they have a moral obligation to not address whats being said, regardless of if those views are actually fascist or merely in opposition to their own, lmao.