When I studied the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War something that struck me was how the military leaders launched their coup against an incredibly moderate liberal-left government that was planning some very timid reforms of church and land ownership.
The fascists managed to convince themselves that a slight change in their utter privilege was an existential threat. It feels like the far-right in the US is doing the same. Very basic capitalist reforms are seen as 'communism.'
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️ /
npub132…zu38w
2024-06-12 12:01:36
Author Public Key
npub1324pvu8sclj7pqwfen2c022dt68cehll5h7m4pxwcsfe0xs5473qqzu38wPublished at
2024-06-12 12:01:36Event JSON
{
"id": "2b25864d62ba329819b87d4ed130dcb756c3265cd417575268e4987077e950ee",
"pubkey": "8aaa1670f0c7e5e081c9ccd587a94d5e8f8cdfffa5fdba84cec413979a14afa2",
"created_at": 1718193696,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://mastodon.nu/users/Loukas/statuses/112603542098850180",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "When I studied the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War something that struck me was how the military leaders launched their coup against an incredibly moderate liberal-left government that was planning some very timid reforms of church and land ownership.\n\nThe fascists managed to convince themselves that a slight change in their utter privilege was an existential threat. It feels like the far-right in the US is doing the same. Very basic capitalist reforms are seen as 'communism.'",
"sig": "d5efb71997c631197ad61b1ca237869d63c2b27de422331924bf07a14497640708f962b2e983a9a9e21f7717fe293215ffa586bb3efe404819fc60b7bf4f03fa"
}