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Authoritarianism
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Far right activism and the rise of right wing political parties historically go hand in hand, and are supported by a certain ideological cohesion on the right that the left lacks.
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Have they contributed to the normalization of the alt-right
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Many examples show the hampering of communication:
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online troll wars against the rise of authoritarianism in the Philippines for years
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the theme of memefascism vs. autonomous zones of resistance in Brazil.
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It is clear that the far-right kidnaps forms and thereby subverts democracy,
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the narrative of the American election running from alt-right sentiments living on social media, to Trump endorsing these memes, to Hillary falling into the troll trap, to Russian bots intervening in the campaign is as linear as it is inaccurate.
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Fascism is a reality, which has to be faced.
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In this respect, Cramer remarked that safe space doesn’t necessarily mean progressive or left-leaning, but it can also be a zone that purposefully breeds far-right sentiments and ideas. From this point of view, Mastodon can be seen as “the perfect technology for distributing a troll farm”.
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the concept of the parasite is thus opposed to the ideology of autonomy and freedom as it is nowadays promoted by right-wing populists,
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