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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 94 points 1 year ago

If real bigots were as eloquent with their words as Dukat, we might have a problem. Thankfully, none of them seemed to have that kind of charisma since Hitler killed himself.

[-] dmonzel@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

Eloquence isn't the only measure of charisma. See: Trump.

[-] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Destroy the Cardassian education system, and the populace will believe anything, even the eloquent words of a Vorta like Weekend at Keevan's, controlled by Rom.

[-] dojan@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

No we wouldn’t because the solution to the paradox of tolerance is that you can’t be tolerant of intolerance. It’s a social contract, if one party breaks it, the contract is broken.

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[-] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

It's a shame Dukat never got the recognition he deserved for the kindness he showed the Bajorans. Not even 1 statue, for shame.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

There's plenty, they're just not as big on world-conquering as Hitler (or Dukat). Just look at any megachurch.

[-] Feirdro@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

With the rising tide of hate crimes and white supremacist attacks on democratically elected reps, it’s obvious they don’t need to be eloquent.

Just criminal.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

A smart racist is an oxymoron.

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Dismissing them like this isn’t very smart either. There are plenty of smart racists, those who understand how to instrumentalize it to rally the angry mob around their own goals by sprinkling some xenophobia on top. Those who successfully push ultra capitalist legislation against the direct interests of their constituents, just because it hurts the brown people too.

[-] Kjatten@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Was Hitler supposed to be charismatic?

[-] Fogle@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

If you consider charisma as knowing what to say and when to say it to get people to agree with you then yeah kinda

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