The government has become like the early internet, too dependent on general good will and honorable behavior.
Yes, I’ve seen this called the “norms fairy” before, since a lot of people seem to be believe that “norms” can actually stop people in power from doing bad things.
Thanks for your answer.
Holy moly, all that’s left to do is to add a picture of Hegseth and of the exploded boat to illustrate this paragraph. SMH.
I would be interested to know what definition of fascism you are using that includes the USSR and North Korea. Fascism is not the same thing as authoritarianism, if that’s the definition you’re going by.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism
A significant number of scholars agree that a “fascist regime” is foremost an authoritarian form of government; however, the general academic consensus also holds that not all authoritarian regimes are fascist, and more distinguishing traits are required for a regime to be characterized as such.[2][3]
Hmmm, it looks like you forgot the /s at the end of your post?