Magic the gathering, Warhammer, Video Games, even fantasy and scifi fiction, they all have had big I fights with right wingers in the last decade. The only exception I can think of maybe (MAYBE) would be DnD. Thoughts?

    • JayTwo [any]
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      4 years ago

      If you want to prevent fascists, sneering at the losers is probably not the strategy you want to follow.

      This is the most worrisome part of essentialism, where some parts of the modern left become almost Calvinist.

      It seems as if in so many left spaces, there's no intent to reach people who've been indoctrinated with false consciousness, only attribute their actions as proof of their core being, and go off trying to build a vanguard of the most pure.

      And, while, yes, there has to be a line drawn, excluding the worst, the palpable failchild hate doesn't really doesn't seem like a winning strategy to me, tbh.

      • QuillQuote [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Its not a great strategy, and it reeks of self-loathing to me.

        Remember that self-hatred is reactionary, and only serves to keep you deflated, unmotivated, and docile