@Crackhappy to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 month agoI am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas?message-square195arrow-up1274arrow-down139
arrow-up1235arrow-down1message-squareI am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas?@Crackhappy to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square195
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 month agoGive him 1984 so he can understand where authoritarianism leads. EDIT: who the fuck downvoted this? How is teaching a kid about the horror of authoritarianism a bad thing?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoIn the context of Lemmy, my best explanation is that tankies hate Orwell.
minus-square@themaninblacklink1•28 days agoHonestly it’s a very lazy tack. Imagine what would actually happen if you are a young conservative and your leftist aunt or whatever gives you 1984.
Give him 1984 so he can understand where authoritarianism leads.
EDIT: who the fuck downvoted this? How is teaching a kid about the horror of authoritarianism a bad thing?
Animal farm, too.
Of course good shout
In the context of Lemmy, my best explanation is that tankies hate Orwell.
Do they not see the irony in that?
Honestly it’s a very lazy tack. Imagine what would actually happen if you are a young conservative and your leftist aunt or whatever gives you 1984.