Well do you have a better suggestion?
I dunno, I think you're being a bit fussy here. The thing that a given word describes can change over time, can't it. A car from 100 years is pretty different from a car made today, but they have enough properties in common that it's reasonable to use the...
I think it meets at least 12 of Eco's 14 criteria:
https://www.openculture.com/2024/11/umberto-ecos-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html
One major difference is that fascism has historically required a strong state, whereas Trump, Musk and the rest seem to be intent on shredding the...
There's usually decent free grub, probably a piss-up if you're not in the Middle East, pretty receptionists to chat up, high-end hotel toiletries to nick...
It's funny that the notion that the UK continues to be a military Great Power is common both to Tories and the hard left (who of course disagree over whether this is a good thing or a bad thing), but you're dead right.
That said, I still think military aid to Ukraine is the right thing to do.
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