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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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[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

STOP TALKING ABOUT (bad thing) ON THIS TINY FORUM OR IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY, WHICH IMPLIES THE TINY FORUM HAS THE SOLIPSISTIC POWER TO MAKE (bad thing) GO AWAY IF EVERYONE WAS AS APATHETIC AS MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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