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Here’s a fun history project for the weekend: count up the number of times that fighting between center-left and far-left parties and/or candidates have cleared the way for right-wing fascist movements to gain power.
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Jeff Watson
@remotedevice
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In the election of March 1933, the last shot they had, more German voters supported other parties than they did the Nazis. But the non-Nazi majority (incl. left, center-left, and right wing "Never Nazi" types) was unable to unify against Hitler. pic.twitter.com/4OOqK0ydYW
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Jeff Watson
@remotedevice
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Later that year, after passing the Enabling Act, another election was held. This time, no other parties--none at all--won seats. They weren't even allowed to run candidates. pic.twitter.com/D1HzNpYaHA
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Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton
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Here’s a fun history project: count up the number of times milquetoast opportunist centrists allied with right-wing fascist movements AGAINST the real left. It's way more common
I can think of several examples in the past few years alone (Bolivia, Brazil, even 2016 US election)
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Bullet Ants
@seize_the_means
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Spartacist Uprising as well
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Michael McKean
@MJMcKean
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I’m afraid this is an excellent point.
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GUMBa
@GUMBastard
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Appeasement to the center only moves the center further right. The fact we even consider it a "center left" that is blatantly corporatist at a time of earthly peril is ample demonstration of this. I understand the caution, but cautious steps led us here.
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The Guillotine Shouter
@guillotineshout
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Right? It’s appalling that Clinton is picking these fights with so much at stake, all so she can sell a documentary about herself.
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America Mask Off
@onedroprule
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You're the problem.
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Andray
@andraydomise
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Would be great if the centrists quit kneecapping and literally executing the far left in exchange for pragmatic cooperation with the fascists, I tell you what
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Oliver
@Ol_Wall
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Especially when the cooperation lasts for about 45 minutes before they put it in the bin.
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