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[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 210 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Never believe fascists are operating in good faith. That's why they're immune to pointing out hypocrisy; they just straight up don't fucking care because, yes, exactly, you should have rules and I shouldn't because that's what I want.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 82 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The point of pointing out the hypocrisy isn't to get them to change, but to try to get someone in their thrall to realize they've been duped. Nazis are at the end of the day scammers.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I dunno, man, the maga people I know see the scam and they're 100% invested in it. The only one I know that has fallen out is an army guy who's a big constitution fan and sees where Trump is heading. He's still a Republican, but MAGA left him behind.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 days ago

I hear you. I don't invest much time in pointing out the hypocrisy. I'm mostly focused on positive messaging about what the left actually is compared to what they've been told we are