Comment by efnx
5 years ago
The idea has always been widespread but not accepted in the open. In the US the Trump administration’s embrace of white supremacy has lifted the fear of social recourse for supremacists (racists, sexists, fascists) and I suspect the same goes for other far right parties around the globe.
The global context is more complicated, but (as my international friends are fond of reminding me) the US has outsized cultural influence on what other countries consider best practices.
The belief that everyone who doesn’t believe exactly what you do is a fascist might not be as widespread as your echo-chamber confirms...
I never mentioned the contrary.
> the Trump administration’s embrace of white supremacy
"embrace" by the definition "openly supporting white supremacy"? Or "dared to suggest there where two sides at fault in Charlottesville"?
"Embrace" by the definition "continuing to parrot white nationalist points of view uncritically, and having a white nationalist as senior adviser for policy."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/trump-w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Miller_(political_advi...
By that logic Hillary Clinton is a sexist for remaining married to a sexual harraser, and a vast proportion of the left are who-knows-what-label for uncritically parroting the Covington teen narrative.