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Comment by p-e-w

6 hours ago

An authoritarian state that exercises oppressive power through legalistic institutions in league with a corporate oligarchy.

Germany has its problems, but it's consistently in the top 15 most democratic nations in the world.

Calling a solidly democratic nation "fascist" is a rhetorical reversal straight out of the authoritarian playbook.

  • > Germany has its problems, but it's consistently in the top 15 most democratic nations in the world.

    According to what? Some think tank’s “democracy index”, carefully constructed to preserve the illusion that Western countries are free and democratic? That’s begging the question.