This is fascism - Rosan Smits

The 5 stadia of fascism (Paxton)

1. Development - in times of crisis or distress
2. Organisation - a fascist party (strongman) is born (Trump, Orban, Wilders)
3. Getting into power - through elections (remember Hitler now Trump, Orban)
4. In power - knocking down democratic control mechanisms / constitutional law
5. Radicalise or tumble - towards autocracy or splintering into oblivion

Ten instruments

a. Mythical past : Make America Great Again ?

b. Propaganda : make internal and external enemies - keep lying , target 'vulnerable' groups

c. Anti-intellecutualism : alt facts, science is a mere opinion, new speak

d. Alternative reality : keep lying - flood the floor with shit

e. Hierarchy : white > black , man > woman , all animals equal - two legs better than four legs

f. Gender norms : there are only 2: father and mother

g. Labor ideal : farmers > city people (in fact rich get richer - see Trump's play book)

h. Gap between city and rural areas: mythological - city lazy people - rural hard workers

i. Weapons of the state : corruption in legislation - use the state organs against all

Dear Rosan Smits

Thanks for clearly spelling out the playbook of our fascist friends

And how to respond

1. non-violence
2. grab back language - call a genocide a genocide
3. interest in the other
4. critical appraisal
5. have fun - come to the unconference I am organising - on homo ludens
6. form a network
7. protest on at the street
8. never doubt
9. VOTE