Let's not call right-wingers stupid please, it prevents us from taking the threat of right-wing violence seriously, they are malignant and insidiously clever in how they promote hate and violence, hiding their messages behind "memes" and "edgy jokes".
Don't believe me? look at the confession of former white supremacist "meme-lord" Timothy Gionet:
Gionet, who claims that he sees “normie-tier conservatives” being radicalized to the far-right on social media, says he wants to warn other people away from being recruited to white supremacist groups through memes and “ironic” racism.
“I really thought this was just fun memes and jokes and edgy 4Chan posting and all this stuff, and then you get to the end of this rabbit hole and you realize these guys are serious,” Gionet said.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @06:27PM (#58374796)
One can be far right (small, limited government) and not be racist.
Far right is not small, limited government. Not anymore.
Small government is libertarian now, or, if you're educated, classical liberalism. Most of the small-government clubs are being overrun by fascist nutballs.
America has a rising fascist movement, and recognizing the problem now will return a lot of people to the small-government point of view.
A small government lacks the power and pervasiveness to be fascist.
"Toxic Videos" Please! (Score:1)
Just say what it is! Stupid people are predisposed to violence! There is nothing else to this
Not stupid. Evil. (Score:0)
Let's not call right-wingers stupid please, it prevents us from taking the threat of right-wing violence seriously, they are malignant and insidiously clever in how they promote hate and violence, hiding their messages behind "memes" and "edgy jokes".
Don't believe me? look at the confession of former white supremacist "meme-lord" Timothy Gionet:
https://elink.thedailybeast.com/view/5bae99853f92a46ecbcf5b739rlr3.15s/0f27da77 [thedailybeast.com]
Right at the end:
Gionet, who claims that he sees “normie-tier conservatives” being radicalized to the far-right on social media, says he wants to warn other people away from being recruited to white supremacist groups through memes and “ironic” racism.
“I really thought this was just fun memes and jokes and edgy 4Chan posting and all this stuff, and then you get to the end of this rabbit hole and you realize these guys are serious,” Gionet said.
Re: (Score:3)
One can be far right (small, limited government) and not be racist.
Re:Not stupid. Evil. (Score:0)
One can be far right (small, limited government) and not be racist.
Far right is not small, limited government. Not anymore.
Small government is libertarian now, or, if you're educated, classical liberalism. Most of the small-government clubs are being overrun by fascist nutballs.
America has a rising fascist movement, and recognizing the problem now will return a lot of people to the small-government point of view.
A small government lacks the power and pervasiveness to be fascist.