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pinky0926 posted...

Highlighted the part that I think is the just and reasonable and civilised response to people who have vile political ideologies.

The problem with that is that fascism doesn't listen to reason. What it does is weasel itself to have a seat at the table and gain more support - usually through fear and indoctrination. Once they get enough power, they'll be able to enact their will. Adolf himself said that the only way national socialism could've been stopped is if it was destroyed in its infancy. The mistake was letting them grow and fester knowing full well what they stood for.

I feel like I have to mention that this is different from religion. First, I highly doubt a theocratic regime would pop up here given the variety of beliefs in our country and a open reluctance to have religious leaders run our government. Fascism is more dangerous because it is a political ideology - its only end goal is to control the government and have everyone bow down to it. Second, religion is a deeply personal thing and it has many protections. You can have vile religious beliefs, but we'll let you have them as long as you don't actively enact them. The entire point of fascism is to enact their political ideology. There is no other end goal. You can bet that the minorities and the disenfranchised will be the first ones to suffer. By the time that the fascist actually come for them, there will be such an imbalance of power, that self-defense will be meaningless. You're basically telling them "No, don't fight them now. Wait until they get strong political clout and come at you in an organized manner. That's when you can defend yourself."
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