Quote (beanbag @ Apr 30 2023 11:42am)
I already explained it to you, but it seems you need it broken down further. She uses ultranationalist rhetoric, and extremely xenophobic with her stance on immigration. She is a member of the Conservative Tory party, which has been in power for almost thirteen years. The same Tory party which saw fit to leave the European Union in a boneheaded isolationist move which has demonstrably caused both short term and long term damage to the country's standing. The same Tory party that is actively attempting to privatize the NHS, which has been around since after WWII ended.
Ultranationalist. Xenophobic. Massive push to privatize government institutions.
Fascism.
What ultranationalist rhetoric is she employing? Is she more or less nationalist that Churchhill? Given that Churchhill is not considered a fascist, it would seem obvious that nationalists and fascists are not synonymous.
Suella Braverman is of Indian origin, it sounds incredible to assert that she conceives of a racial nation-state in the extreme sort of way that Mussolini did. In fact, it sounds ridiculous. What you seem to be saying generally is that concerns re: immigration are necessarily fascist. That's a ludicrous thing to say.
Privatizing the NHS is really neither here nor there when it comes to fascism. The NHS is clearly a failing institution, and it no doubt needs dramatic reform, but insofar as fascism has an economic philosophy, it seeks to subordinate corporate power under the control of the state. Fascism in economic terms tends to be a centrist ideology, because the fascist does not think in ideological terms of worker exploitation versus the benefits of freely allocated capital. The fascist is an economic utilitarian who seeks to maximize all resources of the state in pursuit of national renewal.
Finally, fascism is by definition an anti-conservative and anti-liberal ideology. It seeks the destruction of parliamentary democracy and the establishment of a national dictatorship. Can you point to a few examples that illustrate that Suella Braverman is seeking the establishment of a national police state?