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Chivalry is very similar. Wikipedia even has a section calling it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalry#Literary_chivalry_and...
It doesn't say that chivalry was some fascist practice, just that it's never been that prevalent.
I practiced Ben Franklin's 13 virtue system for 3 years
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Enjoyed this much better than the actual linked article. I love Lawrence's take on the thirteen. While I don't agree with them all in their entirety, he makes some really deep, visceral, and compelling points about the human experience.
I think anyone who tries can make their own seemingly compelling points about the human experience. We all live a human experience. And it's easy to make proclamations and virtues and tell yourself how you're going to live. It's a different animal to try and live by them.
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Japan was never Fascist
Care to explain? 1930s/40s Japan was an authoritarian nationalist regime. I don't see how they weren't fascist, but I'm open to being proven wrong.
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Care to explain? 1930s/40s Japan was an authoritarian nationalist regime. I don't see how they weren't fascist, but I'm open to being proven wrong.
You should look up what Fascism actually is. Sad this has to be pointed out on HN. Really sad
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The Frank McCourt? Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt?
Yes, every semester for 2.5 years while at Stuyvesant H.S. I remember his voice clearly, when he paused and said, "I do not like him."
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Care to explain? 1930s/40s Japan was an authoritarian nationalist regime. I don't see how they weren't fascist, but I'm open to being proven wrong.
You should look up what Fascism actually is. Sad this has to be pointed out on HN. Really sad