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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

This is how fasicsm fails, they turn on everyone until no one is left.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or how it consolidates under a more unified ideology. E.g. the Nazis purging the SA during the Night of the Long Knives.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In the short term sure, but they keep going and replacing anyone competent with yes men.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Depending on what example you're looking at, that "short-term" can be anywhere from years to decades.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

That’s why we have to fight it.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

And those years can be filled with wars.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[–] rayyy@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

One must be careful to not go after those who may have connections to remedy the problem.