War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance

  • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    The surveillance is conducted by the private sector in cahoots with the fascist state for profit rather than directly by the state.

    Yeah, I don’t think that’s a particularly meaningful distinction. It’s actually a viable definition of fascism itself.

    “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — Benito Mussolini