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Hitler lost WW2.
I meant the modern day fascists. There were fascists openly flying swastika flags at a state capitol this week.
At a certain point the contradictions become too much to overcome and they have to face reality but the entirety of American society is working hard to make sure people don't see those contradictions.
Unfortunately there isn't a far superior communist country forcing us to address those contradictions like in historical examples.
How is it working "just fine" for fascists? Fascists consistently fail to win wars and achieve their goals in a lasting way because they are ideologically limited from accurately assessing the strength of themselves and their enemies.
Consider how Ukraine, a fascist country that receives massive material support cannot defeat Russia, a country that receives no material support and has an economy the size of Italy.
Consider how Israel, a fascist country that receives massive material support has failed for over 80 years to achieve its long term goals of normalizing its relations with its neighbors and to eradicate the Palestinians.
These two fascist states are strong on paper but weak in reality. Their fascist ideology prohibits them from accurately assessing the strength of themselves and their enemies, and this leads them to act as if they are in a position of strength even when they are in a position of weakness.
Not engaging in the rest of this debate, but this is misleading. If you just look at GDP, that's true, but if you look at GDP PPP (purchasing power parity), it's the §th economy of the world, right after Germany. PPP means that you don't just translate roebels into dollars, but that you check what you can actually buy with it.