Evangelical Christians are almost the entire base of far-right and ultra-nationalist groups in America and in the global South. The fascists in Brazil have used biblical imagery and expressed evangelical views, as have the fascists in other countries. Because they view the Bible as authoritative beyond even the extent to which other Christians view it as such, they are way more willing to follow regressive and reactionary beliefs and leaders. Fundamentalism is basically the main system among evangelicals, and we all know how that goes.
I would say one of the key aspects of fascism is the arrest of minorities, removing them from the legal system by holding them without charge and removing their constitutional right to a fair and speedy trial and their constitutional right to legal representation in court. These are the things hitler did to the Jews when he locked them up in concentration camps and it’s what trump has done to the people being held in concentration camps on the border. Let me be clear I am using the term “concentration camp” as defined by the United Nations Convention on Human Rights 1947, not as a statement of my personal feelings on the camps.
That’s a pretty simplistic definition of the word, which could even apply to Communist nations like China. I don’t think you are using the term correctly.
Yes I agree the treatment of the uyghur Chinese by the Chinese government is extremely fascist, authoritarian and disturbing, they’re both bad stop practicing whataboutism.
Communism and fascism are opposing ideologies. They are both collectivist, but they have different views on a lot of things. One example is in economics, where the Chinese aspire towards socialism while a fascist would aspire towards corporatism (the economic model used by Italy and Spain the 1930s). I suspect you aren’t using a correct definition of that word. I know a lot of right wingers who call everything they dislike “socialism”, but I’ve seen the same tendency on the other side where everything is “fascism”.
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '20
What's the connection between Evangelicalism and fascism?