Talk:Huey Long

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Huey long was a fascist.

What more is there to say? he literally fucking was. A somebody. (talk) 02:19, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

"Source: trust me bro" Plutocow (talk) 02:20, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Do you think his partnership with known nazi Gerald L. K. Smith was just a goof? And besides the way he ran Louisiana is proof enough that he is a fascist. A somebody. (talk) 02:22, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Political science 101: Authoritarianism =/= fascism. All fascists are authoritarians, not all authoritarians are fascist. Was Huey Long a palingenetic ultranationalist who derived his power exclusively through reactionary scapegoating of a demonized minority in order to redirect popular resentment in a more convenient direction for the owners of capital? No? Then he's not a fascist, merely an authoritarian. Carthage (talk) 02:25, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Also, Gerald L. K. Smith became a Nazi after Long died. Plutocow (talk) 02:26, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Hodding Carter called him a fascist and he was alive at the time. A somebody. (talk) 02:28, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Ok? What was Carter's reasoning? You need to provide sources that Huey Long was a fascist. The contention here isn't that you're wrong, it's that the claim is unsourced. Carthage (talk) 02:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC)