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You need to be really, really careful that you aren't condoning fascistic behaviour just because you agree with its motives and ends. Fascism is fun: its appea
by barrkel 9y ago
You need to be really, really careful that you aren't condoning fascistic behaviour just because you agree with its motives and ends.
Fascism is fun: its appeal has the same root as teamwork. Joining up with like-minded people to counter a common enemy, and prioritizing ends over means, is how you get to fascism.
A handy rule of thumb is to flip the motivation in a sentence to its ideological opposite, preferably one that you don't like. If the meaning of the sentence is then abhorrent, rather than acceptable dissent, it's probably a couple of steps too far even when you agree with the sentiment.