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Why is socdem considered moderate fascism? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Socdem is bad because capitalism etc etc I understand that, but I saw some people in here saying that socdem is OBJECTIVELY the moderate branch of fascism, which I don't really understand, because most socdems I know just want their basic welfare system, but are far from nationalism, advocating for genocide etc

I know it's still bad but for example in spain I feel there's a big difference between the francoist spain and the socdem wannabe spain, for the better

So please explain, and feel free to call out any brainworms that I might (probably) have shown in here

This could also just be a very funny line, like the "unlimited genocide on the first world" thing, idk

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

It's more that socdems advocate for a "reformed"/"modified"/"controlled" capitalism, which is still capitalism, and fascism (as Stalin defined it) is a reaction by capital to the revolutionary left. Therefore, by maintaining capitalism, they maintain fascism.