“Noo you can’t celebrate a Nazi’s death, that makes you just as bad as the Nazi! We must debate fascism in the marketplace of ideas! Stoning gays, lynching trans people and making kids watch public executions was just his opinion. Think of how bad this makes the left look!”
Nepali Gen Z
Burns down parliament and overthrows corrupt government
I always see this argument, but honestly - if the government is already corrupt, what else can you do to change things? Sure it can go wrong, but these things happen when enough people see no other options for things to even have a chance to get better
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American Gen Z
“Noo you can’t celebrate a Nazi’s death, that makes you just as bad as the Nazi! We must debate fascism in the marketplace of ideas! Stoning gays, lynching trans people and making kids watch public executions was just his opinion. Think of how bad this makes the left look!”
Nepali Gen Z
Burns down parliament and overthrows corrupt government
That totally never ended up totalitarian
I always see this argument, but honestly - if the government is already corrupt, what else can you do to change things? Sure it can go wrong, but these things happen when enough people see no other options for things to even have a chance to get better
It’s gone both ways historically.