There is no irony. The German government is proto-fascist, and has been for a while, as are several other European governments. Apparently the UK now arrests more people per capita for online speech than China does.
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Progressivism was the American peer of fascism and communism, down to the eugenics (stopped in the 1970s, but continued via sterilizing autistic kids with hormones) and “scientific” racism (still endorsed by academia today, under euphemisms).
That’s why it’s endorsed by notable Nazi families and collaborators, eg, Soros family and Schwab family.
I would like to see your definition of fascism under which the German government is proto-fascist.