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[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 80 points 4 weeks ago

what are they even turning fascist for?

The usual reason: "things are bad? It isn't our fault, it's the fault of the marginalized out-group! Destroy them!" capitalist-laugh

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 42 points 4 weeks ago

While the Russia-Ukraine war made things worse for Germans, far right has been on the ascend for a while and things weren't even that bad in Germany! Like lots of issues with the German center-right, but they were doing a good job of extracting wealth from the rest of the EU.

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 36 points 4 weeks ago

The previous nazi surge rode on post WW1 anguish, grief, and poverty. What the fuck is the excuse now?

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 31 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Anxiety and rage about incipient climate collapse probably, coupled with the universal alienation that they especially have no vocabulary to grapple with

[-] BobDole@hexbear.net 24 points 4 weeks ago

If only there had been some German philosopher they could read to inform them about capitalist alienation. Ah well

[-] Des@hexbear.net 14 points 4 weeks ago

ctrl marlson?

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 20 points 4 weeks ago

Anxiety and rage about incipient climate collapse probably

I can believe that, particularly the redirected rage where they'd rather punch down on climate refugees than punch up toward the planet burners themselves.