• Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    This is not new though, Orwell pointed out in 1939 that demcroacies inevitability turn Fascist when times get harder.

    Climate change will see that get even worse still.

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      1 month ago

      Democracies ruled by the rich that do not invest in education, for sure. I’m certain that an educated populace would be less likely to turn to populism and fascism - but we currently do not have such a country…