I’d call this the early version, the one practiced by responsible institutions before fascism takes over. The late version being done by the people and their allies only after the fascists have already started to destroy the institutions and perpetuate violence.
It can be difficult to tell when is the right time, but yes, when it falls to the mob to enact (closer to the version I’ve laid out), the fascists have probably have gained too much ground.
Authoritarianism wins when the people act authoritarian, ie, corrupt the legitimacy of their government by abandoning the protection of inalienable/universal/inherent rights & liberties.
Your “remedy” is to kill the patient.
Society has been lazily disengaging from each other, segregating ourselves into ideological spaces where no one feels challenged to change their minds.
Society isn’t fully utilizing the classic remedies in a liberal democratic of speech, civic engagement, & political organization.
“my” version is for when the Nazis have already taken power and are killing people. But I get it, you disagree with the actions of WW2 resistance movements…
…they happened AFTER institutions had fallen (hence, “late”), and people were being killed. So no, resistance movements aren’t “killing the patient” the patient is already dying by the time they emmerge.
Popper is right about institutional power beforehand (protecting society from fascism “early”). I’m right about violent resistance movements once fascism is actively destroying institutions and killing people (then resistance movements must start protecting society).
I’d call this the early version, the one practiced by responsible institutions before fascism takes over. The late version being done by the people and their allies only after the fascists have already started to destroy the institutions and perpetuate violence.
It can be difficult to tell when is the right time, but yes, when it falls to the mob to enact (closer to the version I’ve laid out), the fascists have probably have gained too much ground.
Authoritarianism wins when the people act authoritarian, ie, corrupt the legitimacy of their government by abandoning the protection of inalienable/universal/inherent rights & liberties. Your “remedy” is to kill the patient.
Society has been lazily disengaging from each other, segregating ourselves into ideological spaces where no one feels challenged to change their minds. Society isn’t fully utilizing the classic remedies in a liberal democratic of speech, civic engagement, & political organization.
“my” version is for when the Nazis have already taken power and are killing people. But I get it, you disagree with the actions of WW2 resistance movements…
…they happened AFTER institutions had fallen (hence, “late”), and people were being killed. So no, resistance movements aren’t “killing the patient” the patient is already dying by the time they emmerge.
Popper is right about institutional power beforehand (protecting society from fascism “early”). I’m right about violent resistance movements once fascism is actively destroying institutions and killing people (then resistance movements must start protecting society).