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  • They’re libertarian business men who want little kingdoms of their own, they’re willing to play on fascism to get it, but they’re not going to be gunning people down in the streets. Especially not now interest rates are being cut by the fed, and the COVID recovery is ready to boost the economy again.

    Part of why Trump won was people calling them fascist garbage and stupid. All the people Trump makes feel good about America took offense to that.

    Trump bought into their offense by saying “I’m with you, I’m on your side, I’ll even drive the garbage truck. Hahaha”

    … and the left’s only response was to double down with “you look stupid and crazy for not automatically agreeing with us, with no discussion or appeal from us”.

    That same cycle of LEFT: “you’re a stupid crazy fascist”

    RIGHT: “no we’re playing to make ourseves feel happy and edgy, and unpopitician like”…

    LEFT: “Well that’s stupid and shouldn’t be popular”

    Went on for 8 years. That emotional interaction/cycle was on repeat.The majority didn’t give them an off ramp or even try to appeal to them, or reason with them.

    Studying fascism so you can call them fascist idiots better isn’t going to change the emotions at play, if anything it’s going to amplify them.

    No, you have to make America’s history of exploitation and greed, of racism and corruption, of international business cartels, seem good and like winning. Because that’s how he makes them feel: like it’s fun and good and winning to be an American.

    They’re saying they don’t want serious politics as usual. You’re saying “if I just call them fascist idiots better they’ll agree with me that they’re fascist idiots!”

    That’s not a discussion that’s going to resolve any different or better by perfecting your very serious and sad and angry condemnation of them.


  • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldThe gender wars continue 🥹
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    8 days ago

    Because they have a bunch of dumb opinions no one tried to address - feminists are trying to destroy video games. Women won’t date short men. Liberals are stealing girls breasts and making them trans too easily. Or giving them tattoos and making them fat. One or two chads every generation are getting all the sex, leaving them as lonely incels. Dating apps don’t work anymore. They feel insecure about masculinity.

    They blame women for all this, so they’re not going to vote for one. Especially if no one’s listening or appealing to them except the orange raisin and his American exceptionalism and edgy humor.

    Get someone who appeals to them if you want thier vote, don’t just sit around calling them fascist idiots, and laughing at them for being incels or Jordan Peterson fans. They need fathers and role models who actually give them structure, meaning, purpose, closure.

    …someone who appeals to them. Someone who joins their story, and makes it feel coherent with their America.











  • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlPerfect clarity
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    15 days ago

    Oh, so we let Capitalism destroy the planet and the ability to easily grow crops …and then resort to running around in the heat doing cannibalism?.. do we know they were billionaires at this point, or is there just still enough meat on them to make them worth hunting?

    That’s the problem with post-Capitalist clarity, it leaves you in a really painful situation, and there may be no other destination possible. It nay be the only place Capitalism ends.

    That doesn’t even address whether there’s a market in human meat and wealthy traders… And how Capitalist that market started. Oh Capitalism may not have ended yet in this scenario…