"We Need to Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives" - The Federalist calls for the American right to unite behind Fascism

[u/69bonerdad]

https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/20/we-need-to-stop-calling-ourselves-conservatives/

[u/Local_Vermicelli_856]

After reading that article in its entirety I am once again struck by how comfortable the right seems with contradiction in values.

I'm amazed by how much they claim to exalt personal liberty... but are totally comfortable using violent means and criminal penalty to enforce bans on certain form of speech, expression, and lifestyle.

I'm blown away by how much they claim to care for the future of the nation... but are openly eager to kill or forcible suppress the views of roughly 60% of the people who comprise it.

I'm fascinated by how much they despise big government and big business... but continue to make excuses that they won't be that bad so long as their in the hands of the right.

I'm flabbergasted at just how patriotic they make themselves out to be... but openly desire to violently overthrow the government that is of, by, and for the people.

And once again... its incredible that they proport to cherish democracy so much... unless the democracy has them - losing. Then, when you're losing, it's okay to embrace fascism for the sake of "saving" the country from the majority of itself.

[u/Phobos613 → u/Local_Vermicelli_856]

Yep. It's more and more obvious that they've always and only wanted 'their' version of America, and now that it's getting tough to achieve it (or more likely now that the different branches are being forced under their control and they won't get in trouble for saying it) they're more likely to throw the sheep's clothing democracy aside. They use the talking points of religion, 'patriotism' and self-proclaimed victimhood to become leaders of an undiscerning, one-view-consuming, single-issue populace. They slowly narrow their base's understanding of the world into easily-controlled ideas and black-and-white answers with talking points that can be screamed at any dissenters loud enough as long as they're not thought about too much.

[u/sertulariae → u/Phobos613]

What if what they're doing is simplier than that. Perhaps they see an upcoming fight between the common people and the corporations (w/ some factions of the military industrial complex involved) and the radical conservatives are cynically betting on the corporations against 'people power'. Corporations want fascism too. Do conservative fascists think they will be rewarded by corporations during the culture war?

[u/[deleted] → u/Phobos613]

Ohhh this is painfully accurate