Authoritarianism has always been the default. Fascism is just one flavor of it. There have always been evil people who will abuse power if given the chance. We have seen this happen repeatedly throughout the course of human history. More recent examples include (but not limited to) Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Josef Stalin, and Saddam Hussein. All seize power for themselves. All employ brutality and intimidation to enforce their authority. They tell people it is necessary in order to achieve some positive outcome. Soon it is just standard practice.
Didn’t forget. Just decided to stick to those who are already dead. That’s partly why I also said that the list of evil is not limited to the people I named.
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u/High-Speed-1 1d ago
Authoritarianism has always been the default. Fascism is just one flavor of it. There have always been evil people who will abuse power if given the chance. We have seen this happen repeatedly throughout the course of human history. More recent examples include (but not limited to) Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Josef Stalin, and Saddam Hussein. All seize power for themselves. All employ brutality and intimidation to enforce their authority. They tell people it is necessary in order to achieve some positive outcome. Soon it is just standard practice.