Naja, der Rechtsstaat ist die Eingrenzung des staatlichen Gewaltmonopols. Die Polizei ist Teil der Exekutive, insofern schützt der Rechtsstaat Bürger auch vor der Polizei.

in particular I am convinced Labour more on the stupid side of the great stupid-evil spectrum. not entirely but leaning that way. apparently Rachel Reeves ditched Labour's entire state investment proposal because she ran into some finance asshole at Davos

Plus, fascists appropriate, they don't create their own symbolism. Meloni's autobiography even starts with a quote from Sheeran's "I See Fire," which does seem to stress the element of heroism the article talks about, but the love of Tolkien goes deeper than that, if you ask me.

Danke für den schönen Abend!

still important, since the way you define fascism is central to the question of whether the present Trump administration is fascist or not. Regime theorists would generally argue no, "ideology" theorists would argue yes. 2/2