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The inevitable result of Trump declaring Antifa a terrorist organization (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by an_onanist@lemmy.world to c/politicalhumor@lemmy.world

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[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”

― Hannah Arendt

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This isn't just an empty quote, but psychologically studied and backed with empirical evidence. Some people are extremely susceptible to fascism.

Read Bob Altemeyer's work for more deets: https://theauthoritarians.org/

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I know it's not an empty quote, I'm German and I know who Hannah Arendt was, and that was why I thought this quote to be particularly poignant here.

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Was lending strength to your quote for others that happen to come across it 💪

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Who the fuck downvotes a Hannah Arendt quote...?