Steve Randy Waldman on Nostr: during the 1920s and 1930s, “fascist” was a descriptive term, referring to ...

during the 1920s and 1930s, “fascist” was a descriptive term, referring to particular political movements and politicians.

by the 1960s, those movements and politicians were so fringe, so widely considered beyond acceptability, the term became a mere epithet.

in the 2020s, it is descriptive again.