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anoncow[dead post] ◴[] No.43614938[source]
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bitwize ◴[] No.43615049[source]
If they're selling surveillance tech to law enforcement (especially American law enforcement, who will deploy it disproportionately against marginalized groups), they're fascists. Simple as.
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1. happytoexplain ◴[] No.43615321[source]
This is uncharitable, to put it lightly. The parent is describing behavior commonly associated in the popular consciousness with fascism. And yes, your examples do fall into that category (assuming your framing is honest, called into question by your framing of Trump's actions). That may be inaccurate from an academic or historic perspective, but they are not simply "calling things we don’t like fascism", which is of course a real and common crime in political discourse, and which you are misapplying in turn, I believe.
2. fzeroracer ◴[] No.43615523[source]
I mean, you were outright defending the actions of the US disappearing someone off the street with no due process and refusing to abide by the court by perpetuating a lie [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43546145

3. dzhiurgis ◴[] No.43615639[source]
Antifa are deep state terrorists tho.
4. sofixa ◴[] No.43615645[source]
> A big european country’s government just arrested a popular politician to prevent her from running for president using some silly charges that could have been used against any politician

Silly charges being blatant stealing of public money with obvious and well visible for anyone to see proof? Yes, a bunch of French politicians have been sued for corruption and stealing public money, and they have all received bans from pursuing office and/or house arrest/prison sentence. Do you have anything to say that invalidates the proven in court evidence? It has been known and proven for years she used her EU MEP budget (that was for her role as an MEP) to pay for personal and party expenses. Neither her nor her party hid it.

> Another European country cancelled an election because a candidate was likely to win they the people in power didn’t like.

No, because he obviously violated election law by lying on his financial declaration (declared campaign funding of 0, yet had tons of paid ads for him). Again, do you have anything to say against the proven in court crimes or are you again just ignoring reality to sell a narrative.

> They even revoke citizenships — then deport the people. Is France fascist

Of terrorists, if they have another citizenship, yes. All countries do this.

> Donald Trump is trying to reduce the size and scope of the U.S. government and reduce regulation — literally the opposite of fascism

I think nobody is calling that part fascism. The failed coup attempt, ignoring laws and courts to rule by decree, sending random people with no due process to detention camps, including abroad, requesting bribes. That part is clear cut fascism.