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    16 days ago

    In case of their leaders, the only ones that actually profit, I do kinda understand: It’s plain and simple unscrupulous lust for power and influence.

    The leaders and vanguard of fascism are typically small capitalists; they’ve been privileged by society, but at the same time they’re victim of the whim of the markets. Such people will never believe the problem is capitalism, since that system rewarded them so much, so they’ll grasp at other solutions, such as jews for not doing capitalism correctly, or some vague moral degeneration, or communist saboteurs, or some combination thereof.

    Look at the makeup of jan 6ers. There’s trade shows with fewer car dealership owners.