• teft@startrek.website
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      11 months ago

      Probably anyone who is sick of seeing this turd in the media. Just like Trump and Musk the more you talk about them, good or bad, the better they feel and the more their profile is raised in the media. These guys are raging narcissists. They don't care if the attention is good or bad, only that you are paying attention to them.

      • 摆 烂@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        I guess so. He is pretty annoying, but I think he’s a necessary evil—hear me out. The more we get examples of authoritarianism (while also having a court system to veto him), the more people see what a bad direction it is… hopefully. I don’t have a lot of faith in people at the moment.

    • aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social
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      11 months ago

      My biggest problem with it is the implication that DeSantis has a mental illness, or that if he had a mental illness that would be the problem with him. Being fascist is not a mental illness. Mentally healthy people can be fascists. And mentally ill people can have great politics and do great service to the world. Psychology isn't necessary to figure out what's wrong with DeSantis; you just need a heart.

      [Edit: "Mentally healthy, well-adjusted people can be fascists" -> "Mentally healthy people can be fascists"]

      • 摆 烂@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        You can solve for mental illness, you can’t solve for asshole. 🤷‍♂️

      • yuun@lemmy.one
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        11 months ago

        I really disagree that you could consider any fascist 'well-adjusted', that's a near complete contradiction in terms.

        • aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social
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          11 months ago

          I do remember wondering if that was good wording. I think what I was trying to get across is that fascists can be friendly, sociable, considerate, even compassionate, in the right circumstances. The human psyche is extremely adept at compartmentalization.