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  • CyberMao [it/its]
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    3 years ago

    Fascist aesthetics play well in media because that’s basically what they were designed for. Watching people replicate that behavior in large numbers inspires horror and awe. Seeing a small number of college-age dudes doing it is objectively hilarious.

    If anyone’s familiar with Doctor Who, I always think of the episode where some tech bro whiz kid builds some shit for the Sontarans (the fascist warrior race who look like humanoid potatoes) under some pretense that he’ll be exalted for his superiority as a human. And watching this gangly bio essentialist nerd play along with the Santaran chants is exactly how I love to see fascists: insecure individuals trying to reassure themselves with rituals about how badass they are.