• NutWrench@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Antifa literally means “anti-fascist.” Anyone who fought against the Nazis in WWII was “antifa.”

    And Scott Adams lost his f*cking mind years ago.

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      I know at least 4 (I wanna say 6 but 4 confirmed confidently) righty leaning lads who are anti trans for what they will say are varied, diverse, weighty reasons - who all collectively tell the same story word for word any and everytime trans issues come up…

      “I hit it off with a girl on Tinder, then two days in before we met or got serious or even talked all that much (just enough for me to be smitten) they told me they were trans, and I’m not a bigot, BUT IF THEY DON’T PUT THAT SHIT IN THEIR BIO THEY DESERVE WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THEM”

      Nobody understands when I explain that their violent response to a trans woman on tinder is why trans women don’t put it in their bio.

      Shocker.

  • Chatotorix@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Alexa, what does the “fa” on “antifa” stands for? and also totally unrelated question, who were the main allies of the Nazis?

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    The scariest thing about this sort of descent into madness through joining a cult, is that I wonder what keeps this from happening to me? Would I recognize the signs in myself and just know, “Whoa there, maybe this isn’t such a hot idea, this is obviously crazy talk.” Is it a slow decline where you sort of make small concessions and give up on reality bit by bit, until you turn around one day and you’ve just lost touch completely (or in your mind everyone else is taking crazy pills)?

    I feel like we’ve been watching the GOP start to slip away from at least “acceptable” political discourse for awhile now, they’ve just been slowly but surely pushing the bounds of insanity little by little each year, until we’ve ended up with whatever the fuck the GOP is now, like this weird parody of its former self. Not that the Democrats are that much better, but for the most part they’re still active participants in trying to maintain a shared reality.

    There’s obviously people on the fringe on either wing of the mainstream American political spectrum, but the lunatics have basically taken over the asylum in the GOP and their current “fringe” is just sensible, independent conservatives who I’m sure must exist somewhere, people relatively untouched by Trump’s cult of personality. Decades of FoxNews though I’m sure have whittled that number down to near-extinction.

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    Anyone listen to the Behind the Bastards pod on Adams? It was a two-parter that was awesome. Google it Lemmies.

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        He was a very special boy who thought he was smarter than everyone else.

        Now he’s a dipshit racist alt-righter (redundant, I know) who thinks he’s smarter than everyone else.

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          3 years ago

          That took a two-part podcast to regale? Hunh.

          edit: When summarizing, it’s fairly elementary, if not outright essential, to include salient points from the source in question. For instance, the “summary” below completely omits the section (wherein the host blasts this nazi clown for his islamophobia) that, apparently, went on for several minutes. Downvote all you want, former Redditors. Go touch some grass. 🤗

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            One can sum up The Odyssey as “a bunch of dudes try to get home from war,” but it’s more about the journey than the destination.

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              Are you equating the nuance of a timeless literary classic to a sheltered white guy’s childhood? For real?

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                No, I’m saying that if you ask someone to summarize a lengthy piece then it’s a bit ridiculous to complain about the lack of details.

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                  Yes, and I’m starting that if you attempt to summarize, do be sure to touch on key points rather than boiling it down to such a degree that it’s indistinguishable from mud. Pretty basic stuff, friend. Thanks for trying, though.

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    LOL, Scott Adams can’t cope with reality so he has to make up history to make himself feel better.

    The fact that he’s rich is the only reason he hasn’t been Baker acted.