Eniko FoxSep 18, 2025
Personally I would recommend switching from saying antifa to just saying the full thing: anti fascism. By using the shortened version the fascists get to obscure it's meaning and trick people into not noticing how absurd it is to be anti anti fascist, and we shouldn't let them have that
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@eniko

are you saying you can derail fascist groupthink simply using alternate phrases?

that they are morons screaming "COMMUNISM!" 34 years after the fall of the USSR and don't even know words have meanings, and only deploy words as weak insults as if meaning "poopiehead"?

that they don't possess coherent thought, merely follow propaganda channels obediently, and thus referring to the same concept but with alternate words will completely miss them?

🤭

"anti-fascist" it is then

#antifa

Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesSep 18, 2025

@benroyce @eniko

The right is very adept at destroying the meaning of words - deliberately misusing them repeatedly until it means nothing.

Antifa
Communist
Diversity
Freedom
Etc

Sure, we can keep changing the terms, but it's a never ending battle.

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@TCatInReality @eniko

i don't know if that has an antidote

no one controls words

words shift in meaning. across time, place, and subculture

sometimes organically, sometimes by purposeful propaganda agenda

all we can do is speak responsibly

and if a large horde uses words irresponsibly, fight the horde. not simply miss meaningful impact by not shifting our own word choice due to their malicious tactics

this is in the specific context of speaking to them

in good faith circles, not an issue

Sep 18, 2025 at 5:28pmWeb
Show threadIris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)Sep 18, 2025
@benroyce @TCatInReality @eniko in good faith circles we still fuck it up regularly. we still haven't unlearned/relearned "triggered" for example. but to your point: yes, absolutely.
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@iris @TCatInReality @eniko

it is true. it's very human. we react to words with inherent biases without thought. all of us

i try to handle it by being very clear in my meaning with my use of words, defining the context of my use in some limited attempt if i feel how i might be misconstrued. nevertheless, flamewars start up. it's difficult and a very human problem. the tower of babel. it is what it is

Show threadVulcanTouristSep 18, 2025

@benroyce @TCatInReality @eniko

> not shifting our own word choice due to their malicious tactics

I may be a humanist, but I'm still also an atheist, dammit.

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@VulcanTourist @TCatInReality @eniko

an atheist as in not believing in a god? or an atheist as in horrible communist antifa requiring subjugation?

(/s heavy sarcasm)

Show threadVulcanTouristSep 18, 2025

@benroyce @TCatInReality @eniko

Ummm... yes.

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@VulcanTourist @TCatInReality @eniko 😆