#rise of fascisim

[cotidianoseeder]

Can we just talk about how Imperium is a perfect representation of fascism and Nazism?

I can't be the only one to have noticed how Imperium is identical to a Nazi-fascist nation, it all fits together perfectly!

"Fascism is an ultranationalist and authoritarian political ideology characterized by dictatorial power, repression of opposition through force and strong regimentation of society and the economy. Although fascist parties and movements present significant divergences among themselves, it is possible to point out several common characteristics, including extreme nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and economic freedom, belief in a natural social hierarchy and the dominance of elites, and the desire to create a community of the people in which individual interests are subordinated to the interests of the nation. Opposed to liberalism, Marxism, socialism and anarchism, fascism is positioned on the extreme right of the traditional political spectrum."

I barely know where to start, it's all just so identical. The first thing we noticed when seeing Imperium for the first time is how it gives off the vibe of being a completely closed country, in addition to being extremely advanced in technology.

Features that match:

1) Cult of the leader: Certainly one of the most visible characteristics when thinking about Imperium. There are several posters of the Empress all over the city, the inhabitants are always trying to impress her by giving salutes, especially the "Hail to the Empress" which honestly reminds me a lot of "Hail Hitler". Everything is for the empress and to make her proud.

2) Nationalism: It's all for the good of the Imperium and its citizens, no matter if you hurt dragons, humans or anything else. Nothing should and can harm the honor of the Imperium.

3) Emphasis on militarism: The light mechanism that Sora created with good intentions was transformed into a weapon of war! We always see Imperium soldiers patrolling the region, as the entire city is made for attack and has an exceptionally strong defense.

4) Media control and censorship: It's super obvious that all media is controlled by Imperium, and honestly, I think they can even create channels that pretend they don't belong to the government to say that Imperium is a "democracy".

5) Worship of tradition, xenophobia and eugenics: "We must not let Imperium mix with all these savage cultures." Honestly, in Dragons Rising this was one of the lines that stuck with me the most. At the same time the Empress said this, my mind actually confirmed that this was the same as a fascist regime. This whole issue of Imperium being a more advanced and superior culture, the people of Imperium are more intelligent, stronger, beautiful, evolved. Anything else outside is inferior and automatically a source of strangeness and must be eliminated as quickly as possible.

6) "Sacrifices are necessary for the greater good": This is more focused on Nazism itself, but the part about lying about dragon energy, claiming that it was a safe place reminds me a lot of the Holocaust. I watched a documentary on Netflix called "Holocaust Killers: Ordinary Men" or something like that, and if I'm not mistaken, in that documentary it was said that the Nazis created false news about the camp. They showed the inhabitants of Germany that it was a safe and extremely fun place for Jews, although in reality, they were in sub-human conditions and suffering both physically and psychologically. Another point is that they used the experiments on humans there to claim that it was "a necessary sacrifice" to ruin the lives of the Aryans. For Imperium, it is also a necessary sacrifice to trap dragons and put them in ill-treatment conditions, as it was for the "good" of the race.

Furthermore, there are several other details that I don't even remember, I should watch the series again and after that I would have to read a book about fascism. But something that really interested me was the Imperium Teen Protection force, do you know who else resembled them? Blackshirts, a leader support group, a "national security militia"…. BOOM! They are identical to the black shirts of Italian fascism! Okay, not so equally, while the group of teenagers is considerably smaller and less violent, but in general they have the same principle, even the same color of clothes (of course there is the issue of black being a cool color and matching the modern kingdom design).

Honestly, nothing convinces me otherwise, and I think that if you study history and watched the series you certainly felt the same connection with this historical moment. Let's face it, if Ninjago wasn't a series for children, everything focused on Prime Empire would be MUCH more violent. I'm sure they could even put in a "Hail Beatrix", criticize the moral and religious issues (conservatives certainly wouldn't like it, there is already a trace of criticism towards them in the canon, imagine that explicitly). So, this was my first opinion about Ninjago Dragons Rising and I really love this connection they made, especially while many far-right conservative movements and neo-Nazi movements (unfortunately rising from the ashes, these people have to study more history from good sources) continue to emerge. So that's it, sorry for the horrible writing and the bad translation, I don't speak English and stuff like that! I hope you enjoyed it and have a good day!

Note: This post does not aim to defend any far-right movement or neo-facist view. It's just my opinion related to the series, if it seems like I defended these movements, I'm sorry, but that's certainly not my intention.

[sorenthestoryteller]

-Drop Kick Murphys, “Run Hitler Run” (’Okemah Rising‘)

[methamphetatitties]

Tumblrites claim to be socially conscious activists, yet they only ever latch onto shit that doesn't matter, unless it's a chance for them to be yt saviors. What are your fandoms going to do for you when we are living in a fascist regime and we are having climate wars? You think it's bad now? It's gonna get a lot worse.

[dead-salmon]

so a man just got beat up (serious injuries, he's currently in the hospital) by teens after he shook his head in response to them singing the sylt-song

for reference, the sylt-song was a song teenagers sang in a party in sylt (german island, known for being filled with rich people). they sung made up lyrics going "germany for the germans, foreigners out" to a popsong, which got viral in may.

to top it off, the phrase is not only legally allowed to still be used. no, the videos showing the faces of the people singing it cannot be uploaded anymore w/o blurring the faces

and teenagers just sang this song again and beat someone up who only shook his head in response to it

[sordidamok]

The Party that hates queers and women also thinks slavery and the Holocaust were beneficial to Blacks and Jews.

Somebody tell me again - why aren't we rioting?

[short-wooloo]

And if the rest of the trilogy holds true

A few will fight back, but they will be beaten down and battered, barely survive, but hopefully are able to live to fight another day, meanwhile the rest of people will hunker down, hide, avoid attention so long as they aren't directly in the crossfire (The Last Jedi)

And only once everyone is threatened, that the threat is too great and unavoidable, that the people will stand up together (The Rise of Skywalker)

I hope it doesn't pan out like that...

But my hope and faith in people's goodness is tattered

The Force Awakens was so right

not only does fascism not die, not only does it come back, not only do people become complacent and assume its not a problem, but people will embrace its return wholeheartedly

[academy13]

It's the 20s, they're roaring in a totally different way, fascisim is on the rise again, and thankfully booze is legal because that and jazz are the only way I'm getting through this entire decade, let alone the next presidential election.

[the-rebel-gargoyle]

Rebuilding after the rise and fall of christian fascisim.

Maybe another nation helps us if we try to take over another country.

Celebrating new sweeping changes, and an outlawing of right wing media, propaganda, and the religion itself.