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Hi Jim,
You say: “There's no way in which my politics aligns with fascism; nor am I a liar; nor do I have a problem with logical reasoning. On that last point, I assume you are familiar with the fallacy of ad hominem?”
Yes, I am familiar with the logical fallacy of the ad hominem. To whit, attacking your opponent personally rather than addressing their arguments.
Unfortunately for the narrative you want to spin, I haven't actually indulged in the ad hominem attack. Instead, what I have done is point out the flaws in your reasoning and suggested that you're knowingly telling lies about the roots of fascism in order to exonerate the political left of any blame for it. In doing so, I'm not accusing you of being a fascist – I actually don't believe that for one moment – but the cold, hard truth is that the political left gave birth to fascism whether you like that fact or not. That's what I meant when I said that your politics aligns with fascism and that you are a liar. You're denying the truth about the origins of fascism. And you are doing so because it offends your sensibilities.
Let's be honest about this. The political left have form in this area. For example, a great many Americans – both Republican and Democrat – believe that the KKK are a right wing (ie. Republican) creation. In actual fact, the KKK were created by the Democrats in the south of the USA who wanted to keep their slaves. Now, magically, the KKK are seen by almost everyone as a creation of the far right. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The far left always oppresses the populace it governs by using fascistic methods (ie. censoring the press, eradicating free speech in general, encouraging and carrying out violent suppression of anyone who dares to defy the orthodoxy, etc.).
If you doubt this, try to think of a modern day, right wing government that oppresses its people in ways that could be reasonably described as fascist.
Then try to think of a modern day, left wing government that oppresses its people in a fascistic manner...