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Other side will call them intolerant racists too, it is also pretty clear to them.
by starspangled 2y ago
Other side will call them intolerant racists too, it is also pretty clear to them.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoCongrats, you've bought into the fascist's messaging.
- starspangled 2y agoNo I haven't.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agohttps://graphics.social/@metin/113865450624948092 https://graphics.social/@metin/113865450624948092 https://archive.is/g6ElI https://archive.is/g6ElI The intolerance of others is a core part of the fascist playbook.
- starspangled 2y agoI didn't say it wasn't.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoCreating a false equivalency between intolerance of the intolerant and intolerance of others / other groups is a key rhetorical device for fascists. Even if you've walked to this position through "logic" and a concept of perfectly spherical human beings [0], with no steps through fascism, you should be aware of how this position is used by fascists to give themselves a veneer of rationality while painting their opponents as irrational. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow To put it another way: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/578682-adolf-hitler https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/578682-adolf-hitler
- starspangled 2y agoI didn't create a false equivalence.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoOk this time I'll put as much effort into my reply as you did: Yes you did.
- Shosty123 2y agoThey actually didn't and I don't know why you think they did.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y ago>Seems like a typical mythos of most political movements these days, doesn't it? E.g., "the far-right is our greatest threat". >Though I'm sure right-wing groups believe themselves to be tolerant of one-another and their allies and others with similar aims, and that groups that oppose them are intolerant and therefore must be met with intolerance. >Other side will call them intolerant racists too, it is also pretty clear to them. These would be the statements where they were creating a false equivalence. The things being compared are not equivalent but they are given rhetorical treatment to make them seem equivalent.
- Shosty123 2y agoFrom what I can tell, they simply made an observation. You're the one applying a value judgment to their statements. Pointing out that different tribes use rhetoric to "other" outsiders isn't creating a false equivalence.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y agoCongrats, you've bought into the fascist's messaging.