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	* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43477709-being-numerous Natasha Lennard - Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life]		* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43477709-being-numerous Natasha Lennard - Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life]
	* [https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_colbook4me.org_.pdf Aime Cesaire and Joan Pinkham - Discourse on Colonialism]		* [https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_colbook4me.org_.pdf Aime Cesaire and Joan Pinkham - Discourse on Colonialism]
			Is Scott Galloway an Antifa leftist? Not by a long shot. But even raging centrists like him are recognizing rising [[authoritarianism]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIwH4nKaDg\|\|center\|How to Fight Fascism in America with Timothy Snyder\|frame}}
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	It can't happen here! (It has before and it can again)		It can't happen here! (It has before and it can again)

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			It can't happen here! (It has before and it can again)
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	== Fibonazis ==		== Fibonazis ==

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	Unfortunately, once a [[wikipedia:Tipping_point_(sociology)\|tipping point]] has been reached, regular people with [[contrarian]] views and a loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]] quickly turn into actual fascists when an [[authoritarian]] [[leader]] emerges who is willing to take advantage of them to consolidate [[power]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Robert Paxton's Is it Fascism?] examines whether this line has been crossed recently, and he's the guy that wrote the [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf definitive book on fascism].		Unfortunately, once a [[wikipedia:Tipping_point_(sociology)\|tipping point]] has been reached, regular people with [[contrarian]] views and a loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]] quickly turn into actual fascists when an [[authoritarian]] [[leader]] emerges who is willing to take advantage of them to consolidate [[power]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Robert Paxton's Is it Fascism?] examines whether this line has been crossed recently, and he's the guy that wrote the [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf definitive book on fascism].

			== Fascist Symbolism ==
			Extremist groups often use subtle symbols to identify themselves to others. Recognizing them helps you avoid accidentally hanging out with Nazis.
			[[File:Know-your-far-right-symbols-nazi-skinhead-extremist.jpeg\|border\|center\|frameless\|847x847px]]

	== Fascism and Contrarianism ==		== Fascism and Contrarianism ==

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	* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43477709-being-numerous Natasha Lennard - Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life]		* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43477709-being-numerous Natasha Lennard - Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life]
	* [https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_colbook4me.org_.pdf Aime Cesaire and Joan Pinkham - Discourse on Colonialism]		* [https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_colbook4me.org_.pdf Aime Cesaire and Joan Pinkham - Discourse on Colonialism]

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	== Fibonazis ==		== Fibonazis ==

Fractalguy: /* How to Oppose Fascism */

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	A great thing about anti-fascist [[books]] is they are often free!		A great thing about anti-fascist [[books]] is they are often free!

			This list was shamelessly borrowed from the [[podcast]] [https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-antifascist-woodshed Conspirituality Brief: Antifascist Woodshed], which gives a great overview and review of all of them.

	* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Antifa,%20The%20Anti-Fascist%20Handbook.pdf Mark Bray - Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook]		* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Antifa,%20The%20Anti-Fascist%20Handbook.pdf Mark Bray - Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook]

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	Most people who currently behave [[like]] fascists have no [[self-awareness]] of that fact. Calling them fascist is [[just]] perceived as name-calling, and has the same [[persuasive]] effect. [[Rational]] [[arguments]] are not effective either. Treating the underlying [[emotional]] causes of fascism, and providing [[optimistic]] alternative visions of the [[future]], is a better approach.		Most people who currently behave [[like]] fascists have no [[self-awareness]] of that fact. Calling them fascist is [[just]] perceived as name-calling, and has the same [[persuasive]] effect. [[Rational]] [[arguments]] are not effective either. Treating the underlying [[emotional]] causes of fascism, and providing [[optimistic]] alternative visions of the [[future]], is a better approach.

	Unfortunately, once a [[wikipedia:Tipping_point_(sociology)\|tipping point]] has been reached, regular people with [[contrarian]] views and a loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]] quickly turn into actual fascists when an [[authoritarian]] [[leader]] emerges who is willing to take advantage of them to consolidate [[power]].		Unfortunately, once a [[wikipedia:Tipping_point_(sociology)\|tipping point]] has been reached, regular people with [[contrarian]] views and a loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]] quickly turn into actual fascists when an [[authoritarian]] [[leader]] emerges who is willing to take advantage of them to consolidate [[power]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Robert Paxton's Is it Fascism?] examines whether this line has been crossed recently, and he's the guy that wrote the [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf definitive book on fascism].

	== Fascism and Contrarianism ==		== Fascism and Contrarianism ==
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	This free [[book]] is an a complete guide to recognizing the [[patterns]] and tactics of fascism.		This free [[book]] is an a complete guide to recognizing the [[patterns]] and tactics of fascism.

	* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf Robert O. Paxton - The Anatomy of Fascism~~]; [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Is it Fascism?~~]		* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf Robert O. Paxton - The Anatomy of Fascism]

	== How to Oppose Fascism ==		== How to Oppose Fascism ==

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	Most people who currently behave [[like]] fascists have no [[self-awareness]] of that fact. Calling them fascist is [[just]] perceived as name-calling, and has the same [[persuasive]] effect. [[Rational]] [[arguments]] are not effective either. Treating the underlying [[emotional]] causes of fascism, and providing [[optimistic]] alternative visions of the [[future]], is a better approach.		Most people who currently behave [[like]] fascists have no [[self-awareness]] of that fact. Calling them fascist is [[just]] perceived as name-calling, and has the same [[persuasive]] effect. [[Rational]] [[arguments]] are not effective either. Treating the underlying [[emotional]] causes of fascism, and providing [[optimistic]] alternative visions of the [[future]], is a better approach.

			Unfortunately, once a [[wikipedia:Tipping_point_(sociology)\|tipping point]] has been reached, regular people with [[contrarian]] views and a loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]] quickly turn into actual fascists when an [[authoritarian]] [[leader]] emerges who is willing to take advantage of them to consolidate [[power]].

	== Fascism and Contrarianism ==		== Fascism and Contrarianism ==
	Fascism is an inevitable by-product of widespread [[contrarianism]] resulting from the loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]]. Modern fascism allies [[authoritarian]] leadership with [[capitalist]] [[grift]]. Any [[time]] in [[history]] when people lose [[trust]] in the [[institutions]] and [[political]] systems of [[society]], a [[leader]] can emerge that offers redemption through scapegoating the [[out-group]] and appealing to [[Primal world beliefs\|bad world beliefs]].		Fascism is an inevitable by-product of widespread [[contrarianism]] resulting from the loss of [[trust]] in [[institutions]]. Modern fascism [[allies]] [[authoritarian]] [[leadership]] with [[capitalist]] [[grift]]. Any [[time]] in [[history]] when people lose [[trust]] in the [[institutions]] and [[political]] systems of [[society]], a [[leader]] can emerge that offers redemption through scapegoating the [[out-group]] and appealing to [[Primal world beliefs\|bad world beliefs]].

	Contrarians are easily manipulated with reverse [[psychology]], and happily embrace [[leaders]] that embody the opposite of everything they were taught about [[morality]]. It is also an easy mechanism to conceive of from a [[neuroscience]] point of view. A simple flip of a [[logic]] switch and a [[good]] person can support a wide range of terrible ideas, having lost [[trust]] in any source of [[information]] that agrees with the "mainstream" worldview.		Contrarians are easily manipulated with reverse [[psychology]], and happily embrace [[leaders]] that embody the opposite of everything they were taught about [[morality]]. It is also an easy mechanism to conceive of from a [[neuroscience]] [[point of view]]. A simple flip of a [[logic]] switch and a [[good]] person can support a wide range of terrible [[ideas]], having lost [[trust]] in any source of [[information]] that agrees with the "mainstream" [[worldview]].

	== Fascism is Inevitable ==		== Fascism is Inevitable ==
	Understanding why fascism is an [[inevitable]] by-product of [[contrarianism]] and a breakdown in the [[balance of power]] in [[capitalist]] [[Democracy\|democracies]] is [[necessary]] to create systems that serve as a bulwark against its rise. [[Capitalism]] can exist without leading to fascism, but only if strong systems are put in place to prevent [[money addicts]] from accumulating too much [[wealth]] that the [[balance of power]] is broken and the [[perception]] of [[economic]] [[justice]] can no longer be maintained.		Understanding why fascism is an [[inevitable]] by-product of [[contrarianism]] and a breakdown in the [[balance of power]] in [[capitalist]] [[Democracy\|democracies]] is [[necessary]] to create systems that serve as a bulwark against its rise. [[Capitalism]] can exist without leading to fascism, but only if strong systems are put in place to prevent [[money addicts]] from accumulating too much [[wealth]] that the [[balance of power]] is broken and the [[perception]] of [[economic]] [[justice]] can no longer be maintained.

	This free book is an a complete guide to recognizing the patterns and tactics of fascism.		This free [[book]] is an a complete guide to recognizing the [[patterns]] and tactics of fascism.

	* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf Robert O. Paxton - The Anatomy of Fascism]; [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Is it Fascism?]		* [https://files.libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf Robert O. Paxton - The Anatomy of Fascism]; [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/robert-paxton-facism.html Is it Fascism?]

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	== How to Oppose Fascism ==		== How to Oppose Fascism ==
	Since fascism is a repeating [[historical]] [[Patterns\|pattern]], opposition to fascism has many established tactics that you should be familiar with in times of rising [[contrarianism]], concentrated [[wealth]], and consolidated [[power]].		Since fascism is a repeating [[historical]] [[Patterns\|pattern]], opposition to fascism has many established tactics that you should be familiar with in times of rising [[contrarianism]], concentrated [[wealth]], and [[Authoritarianism\|consolidated]] [[power]].

	A great thing about anti-fascist [[books]] is they are often free!		A great thing about anti-fascist [[books]] is they are often free!

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 Most people who currently behave [[like]] fascists have no [[self-awareness]] of that fact. Calling them fascist is [[just]] perceived as name-calling, and has the same [[persuasive]] effect. [[Rational]] [[arguments]] are not effective either. Treating the underlying [[emotional]] causes of fascism, and providing [[optimistic]] alternative visions of the [[future]], is a better approach.
 == Fibonazis ==
 A faction of [[crypto-bros]] in the [[wikipedia:Intellectual_dark_web|intellectual dark web]] use many of the same arguments from [[self-organization]], [[emergence]], and [[evolutionary]] [[psychology]] to [[promote]] rigid [[hierarchies]] as [[natural]] (therefore [[good]]) phenomenon. This leads them to seriously anti-[[democratic]] and anti-[[humanist]] [[philosophies]]. [[Jordan Peterson]], [[wikipedia:Peter_Thiel|Peter Thiel]] and [[wikipedia:Eric_Weinstein|Eric Weinstein]] are examples of this. Though [[neologisms]] are discouraged, this [[wiki]] cannot help but call the [[mirror world]] [[doppelgangers]] of [[chaos theory]] ''Fibonazis.''
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