https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1glxdm1/comment/lvy0653/

Seriously disgusting shit. I've been seeing it in real life, too. I had a friend that sent me a nazi meme after the Kamala loss. It's really insane right now. I know some have had easier times getting through to some now and I applaud you.

  • urmums401k [she/her, they/them]
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    3 hours ago

    I think a lot of it is failure of imagination.

    I give tankies a lot of shit, maybe deservedly, but the most important difference between your average authoritarian tankie and a shit lib isn't basic compassion¹ or a willingness to resist¹, its that they can fucking imagine something other than what an authority figure offers them. They can comprehend and voice the word "no." when theres nothing on offer they can tolerate. Thats the difference between a comrade I dont always agree with and a lib.

    Libs mostly can't, I dont think. And they're angry about it, they hate not having an option they like, but the cops in their heads are too strong. They will pick from the options authority presents, even if its flavors of genocide, because their morality is entirely about choosing from options presented as 'strong' to avoid conflict.

    This is why they always betray everyone and side with the blustery fascists.

    ¹just not the most important one