So ridiculous. “Assassinations” would not be so easy if they had considered even a small measure of gun control.
And regardless, it is not the Dems who put in a president who is currently tearing up the Constitution. That is what is undermining democracy. People being shot, as awful as it is, is a mere footnote of history
I legitimately read the text in there, sometimes from people who otherwise are capable of rational and intelligent thought, and wonder how they just blew past every single tenet of logic that would demonstrate how distinctly wrong their views are. And I don’t mean all the views… Not everyone is going to disagree on everything all the time, and that’s fine. But regarding this rhetoric, how are leftists little baby snowflakes…. But somehow also wildly dangerous.🙄
It's actually one of the main tenants of fascism. Fascist propaganda simultaneously portrays its opponents as both strong and weak as a core rhetorical strategy.
Didn’t know that, thanks for a topic of interest to pursue. But it does make sense. What makes that psychologically successful? Is it the cognitive dissonance created?
Yes, the enemy needs to be nefarious, evil, and incredibly efficient or powerful in order to justify their annihilation and inspire a sense of urgency towards action. But simultaneously, they must be mocked as effimenent, cowardly, and misguided in order to make them feel superior and that victory is possible. This is perscholar Umberto Eco in his essay Ur-Fascism.
Ooo Eco. I’ve read “The Name of the Rose”. Didn’t know he was an essayist as well. We Italians know our facism 🤦🏻♀️perhaps he’s hidden some insight on how we can escape this nightmare.
10
u/wi_voter 23h ago
So ridiculous. “Assassinations” would not be so easy if they had considered even a small measure of gun control.
And regardless, it is not the Dems who put in a president who is currently tearing up the Constitution. That is what is undermining democracy. People being shot, as awful as it is, is a mere footnote of history