beyond right and wrong, self-interest alone justifies fighting #nazis
people need to understand what #fascism is
it doesn't create anything
it only consumes
it constantly makes new enemies because if it stops consuming, it dies
fascism must always be on the move like a shark or it perishes
so new outgroups to persecute are contrived and eventually you will be in one of them
simple self-preservation:
you must stop fascism now before it gets to you
"doesn't affect me"
oh it will
any student of history sees the pattern of how #fascism operates
what is happening in the #usa now is simple #ignorance of the nature of the new #nazis. we have collectively forgotten
it's #MAGA who support it but will also become its victims
and it's entitled complacent morons who don't #vote
the generation that saw #wwii understands, but they are dying off. in their place are legions of idiots who don't understand what the big deal is
they will learn the hard way
@benroyce voting alone will not solve the problem, it will merely reset the clock.
there needs to be a more profound shift away from a model that promotes the tendencies that lead to fascism as good, from the myth of the rugged individual, to neoliberalism.
@mpark @thegarbagebird @benroyce @alanthecampbell @lzg Yes. Voting is, and will always be, a part of the solution.
There are many other things that can be done on the road to the midterms, of course. Donating. Demonstrating. Protesting. Advocating. Being hands that help.
Addendum: telling people there won’t be midterms doesn’t help. Instead, tell people how you plan to help ensure we have them.
ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES
Alan Campbell
the gripe ibis
mpark
Mister Shade