My perspective is that there are lot of people with an analogue of some type of fad called such-and-such derangement syndrome (not in DSM), but wholly in support of far-right/fascism -- blinders, for a better term.
We live in weird times. When I grew up, it was a civic duty and social expectation to stamp out fascism and punch Nazis. Now, people downvote and flag when their ills and rightful punishments are reported.
It was strange in the early 2010s when libertarianism (antithetical to fascism, except perhaps anarchocaptialism) seemed to embrace fascism at conferences. For lack of a quick source (it's been over a decade since I saw this happening), here is a medium writeup: https://thomas-perrett97.medium.com/from-hayek-to-hitler-an-...
Now, when you bring out the Nazis, it is called the Godwin point, and it tends to mark the end of constructive discussion and a good time to change the subject.
Marine Le Pen is a far-right politician, the Godwin point is close, and such subjects tend to get flagged on sight before it degenerates. Politics in general tends to get this treatment.
But this time, for such a hot topic, the discussion is, I think, better than expected. With interesting viewpoints independent from her political orientation. I guess that's how this topic was saved.
Every unthinking heuristic that can be exploited, will be. Everything devolves into claims of Nazism and fascism when it the claim is respected. This guy tomrod over here is a Nazi, someone needs to take them out.
We live in weird times. When I grew up, it was a civic duty and social expectation to stamp out fascism and punch Nazis. Now, people downvote and flag when their ills and rightful punishments are reported.
It was strange in the early 2010s when libertarianism (antithetical to fascism, except perhaps anarchocaptialism) seemed to embrace fascism at conferences. For lack of a quick source (it's been over a decade since I saw this happening), here is a medium writeup: https://thomas-perrett97.medium.com/from-hayek-to-hitler-an-...