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“the form of the society was basically maximum fascism combined with maximum communism.”

Marc Andreessen, podcast guest 26 January 2025 Transcript for Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America (Lex Fridman) archived copy

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The society Andreessen described combined what he called maximum fascism (absolute top-down control, where the head of the family, tribe or city could kill other members of the community at any time with no repercussions) with what he called maximum communism.

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Marc Andreessen, “The society Andreessen described combined what he called maximum fascism (absolute top-down control, where the head of the family, tribe or city could kill other members of the community at any time with no repercussions) with what he called maximum communism.” (said 26 January 2025). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_09acdcb44e43, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_09acdcb44e43

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