You've been looking in the wrong direction, the dangers are coming from the right.

Here's another issue, what you call right wing was once considered the classical left, but now the modern left call the classical left, far right.

Essentially people are purposely abusing and distorting the political spectrum for their own gain. Now all there seems to be the "far right", which seems to cover almost everything, and modern leftism.

The only thing that's different between the Russia of today and the Soviet Union (bar its size) is the fact it has been trading with the rest of the world since the Iron curtain fell, the authoritarianism that has reestablished itself was very much a part of the Soviet system of governance so to say Russia has swung from left to right with that as evidence isn't really the best analysis of the situation.

Putin is a greedy self serving sociopath, these have never been exclusively right wing traits, the man learnt this from the Soviet system he grew up in and worked within until its dissipation.

Communism failed miserably in Russia by the time the Berlin Wall fell, capitalism was foisted upon a people who had been indoctrinated to view it as evil, the scumbags inside Russia became oligarchs and the likes of Putin lined their own pockets and retained their hatred of the west and pined for an time where they could be seen as a superpower once again.

In a strange way Russia is neither left nor right wing in the traditional sense anymore, it's run by former soviet wackos who pine for the glory days of the empire and the international prestige they had during the Soviet era. Their actions are informed by their soviet past but they don't fit within the strictures of fascism. They're (the current Russian leadership) just b@stards really.

Is it liberal etc to genocide Muslims and enslave a people? 8-ball says no

and who else did I just read saying Russia isn’t fascist because they haven’t disposed of democracy: have you not been following how Putin has stayed in office so long? The democracy the KGB put in place was a facade.

So you’re just here to systemically disagree with OP, for entertainments sake?

Why are you associating communism with liberalism?

Russia is an authoritarian state but it isn't fascist even though it is a horrific regime.

Chortle.

Try stirring a little harder next time.

You just don't want to listen to anything.

In Ireland "the right" aren't a cause for concern, beyond our socially liberal fiscally conservative FF/FG axis of greed.

We have a plethora of left wing clowns in opposition who's proposed solutions to our societal problems mostly involve raising taxes to such an extent that the companies that keep our economy moving would almost certainly leave and plunge us into an absolutely disastrous situation.

So your assertion that the left doesn't pose any danger to the users of this platform is way off the mark and when you add in the sabre rattling of two of the remaining communist countries left in the world the left isn't a benign presence by any means.

You're overestimating yourself a tad there.

You also stated that you could demonstrate that fascism exists in the world today even though there hasn't been an active fascist regime in operation since the mid 70's so I'll take you opinion with a pinch of salt.

You think that stating facts is the same as building a strawman?

It is a fact.

There are no fascist regimes in the world today.

Go on, tell me which country is accepted to have an active fascist regime.

All you've done so far is state the traits of fascism, now it's up to you to prove there is an active fascist regime in the world today.