𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"Jan 26

Please don't think that you can stop a Nazi by pointing out hypocrisy or by pointing out that they are lying.

They know. It is a feature, not a bug.

When a fascist lies to you, they are displaying power. "I know I am lying. You know I am lying. What the fuck are you going to do about it."

When a fascist lies to other fascists, they are displaying loyalty. "I know I am lying. You know I am lying. We do this because it is how we show allegiance to the cause."

In this way, fascism is inherently an empty ideology. It stands for nothing. It believes in nothing. It can therefore lie about everything.

Except one thing: power.

Fascism MUST lie. It MUST deceive. It MUST play to baser beliefs like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia, because it has literally nothing of value to offer.

They know this. We know this. That is why they lie.

Show threadStefan SchollJan 29

@Lana it's important to note that every ideology lies, even the good ones.

The amount of lies and the goal of them are the difference.

Show thread𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"Jan 29

"Every ideology lies, even the good ones"
- @Stefan_S_from_H

If the above ideological statement is true, then it is a lie and therefore false.

If the above ideological statement is false, then it is a lie and therefore true.

I really don't know how you could have fucked this up for yourself worse than this. I'm not even mad. I'm kind of impressed.

Show threadStefan SchollJan 29

@Lana well, that's one way to not have to be aware of the cognitive dissonance humans carry around all the time.

Have fun. Say hello when you arrive in the real world.

Show threadJeremy le fouJan 30

@Stefan_S_from_H @Lana Honestly, you don’t have to carry water for fascists or try to excuse away their anti-human evil. Unless you are one, in which case you should STFU and either change your wrong-headed ideas or find a way to not exist in society.

But if you are seriously trying to be a good person, but only know how to interact through intellectualizing an idea: please take a step back and consider real world consequences of actions and speech. Violence/suffering vs care/solidarity.

Show threadStefan SchollJan 30
@leftyknowitall @Lana I don't think that Lana is a fascist.
Show threadJeremy le fouJan 30
@Stefan_S_from_H @Lana Ok. You’ve shown everyone that you are an asshole at best. I hope you find a way to heal yourself.
Show threadStefan Scholl

@leftyknowitall @Lana well, she left out “The amount of lies and the goal of them are the difference.” to paint a negative picture of me. That's directly out of a fascist toolbox.

Your rambling showed that you support her aggression.

Jan 30 at 8:40pmWeb
Show threadJeremy le fouJan 30
@Stefan_S_from_H @Lana Good grief - this isn’t about you being technically right or wrong with your “well, actually-ing”. Go read some Hannah Arendt and get over yourself.