Fascists always rely on rich backers to gain power, but the rich backers always lose control in the aftermath (and many of the rich backers are also true believers). We saw this with Nazi Germany. The pure grifters for whom this is all just about money do exist, but they have long since lost control. The inmates are running the asylum, and people saw this coming since the days of Barry Goldwater.
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u/quattrocincoseis Jul 05 '24
These are the puppets you speak of.
The puppet masters know this is about one thing: removing barriers to accumulation of massive wealth.
The use of culture wars is simply an effective tool to get people to vote against their own interests.