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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It had to happen someday. I hope we can weather this and come back stronger in a few years.

EdIt: fixed a typo in the title

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What is the difference between fascism and ultra-fascism? Everything you listed for ultra-fascism can and does occur under fascism.

I’ll reiterate that I reject the premise as a false dichotomy

Great, what option am I missing? Without a democracy what options do we have other than revolution (I also don't like but it is preferable to no democracy)?

with the option of 20 years of fascism there’s a chance of ending up like modern Spain and a possibility for some people that I love and care about to survive (and continue to fight for a more just world)

I get it, you are afraid of losing your love ones dying or being sent to a camp. Me too. What stops that from happening under fascism? Are your family and friends white? Listen, non-Jew Germans got put into camps too at Nazi Germany. Some people are more safe than others, but no one is safe. Due process is already gone. You're either with them or against them, and my friend, this post you made is more than enough to send you a very fun place if they find you.

It’s easy to get myopic and not see or empathize with the millions that would be impacted.

I am not, I hate this. I have already said this. Empathy is what drives me to accelerationism.

There’s 340M people in the US, 170M of which require a prescription medication at a given time....

My friend, the US has already started a trade war with the world. There isn't really any coming back from this. Even if I wasn't an accelerationist, people are already going to die. Lots of them. The die is already cast here. Fascism started the trade war.

Sure, the intention looks better but, by measure of total human cost, it is kinda hard to see accelerationism as the lesser of evils here.

Do you not think fascism kills/harms people or do you not think the US is a fascist state? Listen, to be a moral net good, all accelerationism needs to do is to harm/kill one less person than lasting fascism would. I think that is pretty doable seeing as US fascism will affect the world.

As the proverb goes: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

Right back at you Friend!

Additionally, (I can’t emphasize or repeat this enough) there’s no historical data to suggest that accelerationism doesn’t just end up with straight-up fascism

I agree, also, the US is currently (already) a fascist state! Do you think Trump is going to let an election remove himself from power? I am open to reverting out of my accelerationism if I feel like we are in a democracy again. So we will have to see how midterms and the next presidential elections look. But it isn't looking great.