Disagree.

I'll repeat the statement again and highlight the key words for you.

'There are no doubt individuals or factions within most groups that are facist by definition, whether that's Antifa, EDL, BDP, The New Red Brigades, Hammas...As for Newquay, as a group they might not be, but who knows, there may be some individuals that could be tagged as such. Just like on this site.'

It's absolutely what I meant, and I don't think it's particularly controversial to extend the wider point to this site. It would be controversial and defamatory (not to mention highly personal and unnecessary) to start naming names or pointing fingers without definative evidence. As before, it would be unhelpful and defamatory.

As I said, the closest I've seen is the 'kicking a migrant' post. It's also only tailoring evidence if it's aimed at someone. Neither of which apply here, as per my post that was clearly including a wide range of groups as examples and making the rather obvious point that if you get a large enough group of people, of which I'd suggest this site is one such group, there's going to be a few facists in there somewhere.

Ironically through your responses you are in fact the one inadvertently narrowing it down.

Care to reply to my response re. definitions? Or are you going to 'wriggle' your way out of that one via elaborate jazz handing.

Edited by SW19 CPFC (29 Mar 2023 6.52pm)

Not sure what you are suggesting there. Are you saying for example that communists are fascists?
Is someone, for example, who would not consider marrying someone of a different race, a racist?

All I have said is that some political attitudes on display these days, in both the USA and here, have elements that tend towards the fascist. For a definition of fascism I am content with this:-

"Fascism is an ultranationalist, authoritarian political philosophy. It combines elements of nationalism, militarism, economic self-sufficiency, and totalitarianism. It does not permit disagreement and can use violence to suppress those who try to resist. It can hold a racist ideology."

Tending towards something doesn't mean the journey is complete. Only that the journey has started and that warning bells must be sounded.

I don't have detail on the individuals who comprised the two groups in Newquay, but some clearly thought some were demonstrating fascist tendencies whilst the other thought their opponents to be from the far-left. It's not such an unusual scenario!

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (29 Mar 2023 3.54pm)

The far left use this tactic constantly. The only 'fascism' that has any relevance is that employed by the self righteous Left.

So now Trump is being charged in a laughably transparent attempt to undermine his electoral campaign.

Jokers like you still claim to be on the side of the fair and good and claim to be 'conservative'.

You make me sick.

This is the politics that (US) voters deserve. The politics of the gutter, and still people will pledge allegiance in spite of everything.
Very much like that in most 'democratic' countries these days