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submitted 10 months ago by seahorse@midwest.social to c/main@midwest.social

Ignoring fascists and other bad actors does not stop them from doing bad things and/or radicalizing others. This is a common complaint I see in online communities, and it's a flawed strategy that is a good way to lose ground to bad actors.

For the libs: I understand that hearing about current events involving bad actors that upset you may be annoying but please don't report them for that reason.

For the fascists: kill yourselves. You know what you're doing.

Nobody can tell what your motivation is online but the affect is still the same.

Here is a video essay that explains why ignoring fascists doesn't work. The entire alt-right playbook is worth a watch btw.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

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[-] gullible@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The white man is attempting to steal the black man’s arm to add to his armory. Fascists are attempting to rip attention to bad actors from libs.

[-] livus@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

@gullible I need to hire you to explain everything to me.

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