Probably hot take, but from the point of view of a conservative the “fascist” OOP just mentioned is a strawman and a very unpleasant one to be associated with at that, so no wonder they would attack the very idea of association after everyone starts spreading it.
If you looked inside their mind, that’s probably what you’d see. They’re conditioned to be in this perpetual state of persecution. It’s sad, really, they don’t even get that there’s fascism happening so they think any mentions of it are insults.
But that doesn’t excuse anything, they should know better. They’re bad people helping a bad cause and there’s nothing wrong with being mean to them.
Even if that was the case, the conservatives’ counter argument never addresses why the association with facism, white supremacy, Nazism would supposedly be false. It’s always a knee-jerk “actually you guys are bad.” Not doing much to counter the association.
Probably hot take, but from the point of view of a conservative the “fascist” OOP just mentioned is a strawman and a very unpleasant one to be associated with at that, so no wonder they would attack the very idea of association after everyone starts spreading it.
If you don’t want to be associated with fascism, MAYBE DON’T ACT LIKE A FUCKING NAZI
Not my choice of words, but the sentiment is spot on.
Nice concern trolling
Strawman arguments are misrepresentations of a position or an insult towards specific people or groups for being devoid of substance.
Saying “down with fascism” is nowhere close to being a strawman. No “man” is even being spoken of, nor is anything being misrepresented.
If you looked inside their mind, that’s probably what you’d see. They’re conditioned to be in this perpetual state of persecution. It’s sad, really, they don’t even get that there’s fascism happening so they think any mentions of it are insults.
But that doesn’t excuse anything, they should know better. They’re bad people helping a bad cause and there’s nothing wrong with being mean to them.
You probably wouldn’t feel so triggered if you weren’t aware, deep down on some subliminal level, that you’re acting like a fascist.
Even if that was the case, the conservatives’ counter argument never addresses why the association with facism, white supremacy, Nazism would supposedly be false. It’s always a knee-jerk “actually you guys are bad.” Not doing much to counter the association.
If you’re offended by the word “fascist” maybe stop being a fascist.
Is it really a strawman when a number of people within a party can be equated to fascists without that being an exaggeration?
You’re right natzi rolls off the tongue better