Honeydew
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- Apr 19, 2019
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1. So you are going to introduce fascism to prevent fascism ?
Fascism is right-wing totalitarianism, like the Third Reiche. I'm proposing left-wing authoritarianism as the only viable alternative. Sometimes the only way to fight fire is with fire.
2. You would give this power to the government even if this same government is full of people which you don't approve ?
No, I would not support this administration having more authoritarian control than they already do. Hopefully with the help of tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter, right-wing extremism will be censored to the point where fascist propaganda will no longer be accessible to the public. Trump is only in office because Russian trolls disseminated disinformation on social media. Informed voters can only make the right decision if they are given honest and accurate information from a well-regulated media apparatus.
3. Since when are tech giants progressive ? (obsession with money isn't progressive, it is very very old school idea)
As private businesses, of course they are self-interested. But they largely support progressive ideals.
NYT - Silicon Valley’s Politics: Liberal, With One Big Exception
A politically awakened Silicon Valley, buttressed by the tech industry’s growing economic power, could potentially alter politics long after President Trump has left the scene. But if the tech industry becomes a political force, what sort of policies will it push?
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Over all, the study showed that tech entrepreneurs are very liberal — among some of the most left-leaning Democrats you can find. They are overwhelmingly in favor of economic policies that redistribute wealth, including higher taxes on rich people and lots of social services for the poor, including universal health care. Their outlook is cosmopolitan and globalist — they support free trade and more open immigration, and they score low on measures of “racial resentment.†On most culture-war issues, they are unrepentantly liberal. They oppose restrictions on abortion, favor gay rights, support gun control and oppose the death penalty.
4. How will you insure that this system doesn't support exactly what you want to avoid ?
My country had Communism, Fascism and various endless experiments with "authoritarianism" and therefore I can't see what good can really come out of this kind of leverage. The counter to hate groups is education, common sense and perhaps some empathy, not more of the same old monumental thinking.
I agree with you that education is vitally important. Children are being taught progressive values in school which will go a long way in preventing a future president Trump. A new Gallup poll found that younger Americans are becoming increasingly optimistic about socialism. Most young Americans prefer socialism to capitalism, new report finds Still, there needs to be other safeguards to prevent vulnerable minds from being exposed to harmful ideas in the form of right-wing propaganda.