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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (5 children)

if you want to implement unpopular policies, authoritarian regime is the way

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The depressing thing is that fascists are popular enough to gain power. The populist pose, some scapegoating of minorities, and a dash of lying about their goals, is enough to win over many voters, and in a first-past-the-post system it doesn't matter if the majority of the people don't like them.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pretty much sums up the UK since 2010.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Sums up many places, unfortunately.

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