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Originally Posted by Ithekro
The term fascist is being thrown around a lot this last year. Would someone like to explain why this is?
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It's not lately, this criticism is present since the '50s, but lately it can be more widely heard and understood... plus:
Because most media use fictional and/or romantic nationalistic narratives in Europe and Asia (and anti-Semitic/Arabic or religious in the Middle East) to justify oppressive policies of the groups they support... is one reason.
Also for the majority of voters/supporters, it is easier to believe an oversimplification, instead of a thorough analysis of a situation.
Many ruling politicians are inspired by or have adopted practises that were very successful in bringing them to or maintaining power from WW2 Germany and Italy. Israel's Likud, ISIS, North Korea, Putin, both of USA's ruling parties, CSU in Bavaria (not CDU in Germany yet), the National Front in France, UKIP and Torries in Little England, and many more.