• @Hobbes_Dent
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    7 months ago

    You know, I’d laugh if it wasn’t so depressing how many will believe it yet not research fascism or reflect on how much fun they had skipping that topic in school.

    Edit: while advocating for a fascist government.

    • @[email protected]
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      617 months ago

      The Republican use of the “fascist” accusation is entirely about muddying the waters to imply it’s just meaningless political noise. Same way “fake news” followed people rightfully pointing out that conservatives were getting actual fake news.

      • @0110010001100010
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        167 months ago

        Or the GQO calling peaceful protests about Gaza insurrections and exactly the same as Jan 6th. Fascism needs to muddy the waters to drum up as much support as possible. Keep people dumb and angry.

        • @CharlesDarwin
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          137 months ago

          They did the same thing about BLM and J6 - saying J6 was just peaceful protest, mocking what was said about BLM - which actually had 93% peaceful protests (a stat they ridicule, of course - and of course ignore all the agent provocateurs that instigated violence at BLM marches).

    • Admiral Patrick
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      237 months ago

      It’s always projection. Always.

      And a lot of the ones projecting know damn well what they’re doing: accuse your enemy of doing the things you’re doing (or planning to do).

    • @[email protected]
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      217 months ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised if the Trump campaign released an ad campaign tomorrow that looked like this with no hint of irony: