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Comment Re:this will last until the democrats return (Score 1) 192

I have the following problems with this definition:

- The main reasons why fascism is rejected today - the world war and the holocaust - are not on this list. But without these fascism is not substantially crueler than other authoritarian systems.

- I do not see racism on the list which is one of the major distinguishing factors between national socialism and stalinism.

- Almost all criteria on this list can be found in other dictatorial systems, even those that are marxist or theocratic in nature. For 8), Hitler found religion to be useful for a time but wanted to replace it with the state in the long run. For 9) and 10), corporations being privileged applies to lots of kleptocratic systems but they are still ultimately subjected to the state and ruling elite. And unions were tightly controlled in the soviet union too, disallowed form going on strike.

My impression is that whoever made that list lumped everything together they find authoritatian and socially cruel and callled it fascism.

Comment Re:Barring considering emissions?! (Score 2) 222

My city used to have something like this. A council that had to review every municipal building project for environmental impact and that was stacked with green party members who kept delaying or refusing pretty much everything. The council was eventually abolished with the votes of the conservatives and worker party because the city is pretty rundown and desperately in need of something that could give it an economic boost.

Comment Re:Wolves annoyed by farmer's fences (Score 1) 128

No one is forcing you to upload your private life to social media. Facebook, Twitter, Reddit etc. can be used in perfect anonymity aside from the background scripts that can appear on any other webpage. The only reason people put private stuff there is due to their own narcissicm.
But you know what erodes my privacy? Having to provide a cellphone number or a government issued id for verification to those very same companies.

Comment Re:Congradulations (Score 1) 203

I live in europe myself and in a bigger city. There are still plenty of situations where a car is faster and more comfortable than public transport. Unless every facility you ever plan to visit lies directly next to a train station using public transport will have a time overhead which is unlikely in urban environments that grew organically.

Comment Re:Cost of living consequences (Score 1) 323

Sweden and Finland have high social security and their birth rates are still https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nordicstatistics.o...

Having kids is uncomfortable, even if you have the money. The reason why people had kids in the past was due to economical pressure and social stigma of being childless. Since these reasons are gone people now only do the absolute minimum to leave something in this world.

Comment Re: Excuse me? (Score 1) 148

At the end of the 80s cd players were affordable and disks were numerous. The first cd based gaming consoles / add ons were available as early as 1991. 32 bit age was cd dominated. New PS1 games were produced until 2004 (technically 2006 if you count Strider). CDs are still available en masse in many electronic stores around the world.
And if you count optical media as a whole they are still in use with the switch to complete online distribution repeatedly postponed.
I think they have done pretty well.

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