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⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)
@benroyce@mastodon.social · Jul 21
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk
fuck fascism, fuck corporations
but this is not true
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fascism-corporations-corporatism-dictionary/
Fascism, Corporations, and Merriam-Webster
A popular meme repeated confused and inaccurate claims about the purported links between fascism and modern corporations.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fascism-corporations-corporatism-dictionary/
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Conny Nasch
@connynasch@mastodon.social · Jul 21
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@benroyce@mastodon.social thank you for your clarification, it has made me respect Snopes even more 🤔 😁 @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk
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Noodlemaz
@noodlemaz@mstdn.games · Jul 21
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk *skeptical face
Yeah
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/59069/did-websters-dictionary-define-fascism-by-its-relationship-to-corporations-unti
"The claim that Adam McKay wrote this is accurate.
However, the substance of his quote is wrong"
Details in link
#fascism #skeptical #skepticism
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Bodhipaksa
@bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot · Jul 21
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk The word “bullshit” popped into my head the moment I read this.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fascism-corporations-corporatism-dictionary/
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Omnivore
@Ralph@hear-me.social · Jul 21
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@Pettet8@mastodon.social @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk#alttext
MUSKISM
A Guide for the Perplexed.
Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff
The cover of the book, showing a twisted trail of smoke from the Challenger explosion.
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WesDym
@wesdym@mastodon.social · Jul 21
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@Ralph@hear-me.social And what does Challenger have to do with Musk? Or is everyone just doing free association now? Keep this up, and soon nothing anyone says will have any immediately accessible meaning for anyone else. We'll live in a world of constant babble, with no constructive discussion.
People -- including publishers -- need to stop confusing expressing with communication.
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Omnivore
@Ralph@hear-me.social · Jul 21
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@wesdym@mastodon.social
I agree. It would have made more sense if it was an iconic SpaceX explosion.
I'm guessing the 'twisted' nature of the smoke was the theme, but when doing alt text I try to describe the image without editorial comment (which can be hard sometimes).
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WesDym
@wesdym@mastodon.social · Jul 21
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@Ralph@hear-me.social It was just a poor choice by the publisher.
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Gergovie
@Gergovie@piaille.fr · Jul 21
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@Pettet8@mastodon.social @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk
Le monde parfait rêvé par les Dark Débiles comme étron musk 🤮
"« Les États doivent devenir des entreprises lourdement armées et ultrarentables, qui aboliront le pouvoir de la presse, écraseront les universités, vendront les écoles publiques et transféreront les « populations décivilisées » dans des enclaves sécurisées pour les rééduquer. »"
https://charliehebdo.fr/2024/08/societe/tech/quand-la-silicon-valley-veut-en-finir-avec-la-democratie
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Gergovie
@Gergovie@piaille.fr · Jul 21
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@Pettet8@mastodon.social @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk
"Nick Land, c’est son nom, publie à son tour un manifeste, The Dark Enlightenment, pied de nez à l’esprit des Lumières (« enlighteners » en anglais). Il s’affiche comme un soutien de Curtis Yarvin et le rejoint dans son rejet farouche de l’égalité, sa croyance dans le pouvoir des entreprises et de la technologie."
https://usbeketrica.com/fr/article/nrx-neo-reactionnaire-monarchiste-silicon-valley
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zetabeta
@zetabeta@mastodon.social · Jul 21
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.ukhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fascism
wiktionary does not have reference to "corporatism". but definition is good.