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Yes, "inevitably." What the fuck do you think is going to happen when one side is "A declining status quo that we refuse to fix as it gets worse and worse," and the other is, "Let's see what's behind door #2! (hint: It's fascism!)"
Inevitably people will grow dissatisfied with the status quo, and look for any alternative. Inevitably. 100% chance. What part of that is so hard to understand?
So if "the status quo" inevitably leads to fascism, the only way to avoid fascism would be a society that is in constant change? Well, for one thing, every society is in constant change unless you install some kind of religious dogmatic dictatorship, and even those break after some time under the stress of sociological pressures.
Fascism, or things very much like it, happen whenever you let fear mongering powerhungry fools who deny reality in favor of some kind of nostalgia infused "greater" image of your society get away with their bullshit.
Human leadership leads to fascism at some point, because humans love their fears and their tribal behavior.
The liberal status quo inevitably leads to fascism. This shit doesn't happen in Cuba, Vietnam, or China because they dont let capitalism stop them from addressing societal problems.
Well you could say they start with an authoritarian regime that doesn't do well with things like human rights to begin with if they don't go to fascism it's because they have a system that has, for a large part, most of the same downsides.
lmao talking about human rights when we have the highest prison population in the world. Have you ever felt like you had influence on the state's actions? The average cuban has, in their lifetime, been able to help write their own constitution, and then vote for it by referendum. The average Chinese feels their government represents their interests.
We, do not. I'm not American. The US to me is an absurd place where wealth gets way too much power and respect.