I agree that fascists are bad people, and I agree that fascists won’t go away by ignoring them or presuming their good intent.
But dehumanizing the people you decided are “bad” is literally the attitude that enables fascism. Not only does it set a low bar for what’s required to dehumanize someone, but it weakens the kind of self-reflection that helps people avoid falling into fascism. Think about all those MAGA folk who say they only wanted to deport the “bad” immigrants. How’s that working out?
People we feel are “bad” should be treated like human beings. Because what’s deemed bad depends on who’s doing the finger-pointing, and dehumanizing others isn’t a great way to bring the information that there’s something bad happening to those who don’t already agree with you.
I feel you’re enabling the rise of fascism by making them feel comfortable. Nothing you could ever say will change my mind, as I have thought long and hard about it.
The only way we beat fascism is with zero tolerance, and aggressive action. Anything else and you’re a lobster in a pot.
I agree that fascists are bad people, and I agree that fascists won’t go away by ignoring them or presuming their good intent.
But dehumanizing the people you decided are “bad” is literally the attitude that enables fascism. Not only does it set a low bar for what’s required to dehumanize someone, but it weakens the kind of self-reflection that helps people avoid falling into fascism. Think about all those MAGA folk who say they only wanted to deport the “bad” immigrants. How’s that working out?
People we feel are “bad” should be treated like human beings. Because what’s deemed bad depends on who’s doing the finger-pointing, and dehumanizing others isn’t a great way to bring the information that there’s something bad happening to those who don’t already agree with you.
I feel you’re enabling the rise of fascism by making them feel comfortable. Nothing you could ever say will change my mind, as I have thought long and hard about it.
The only way we beat fascism is with zero tolerance, and aggressive action. Anything else and you’re a lobster in a pot.
Absolutely. But that’s not the same thing as saying they’re not human. They are human. That’s what makes them dangerous.
And if your standards are that everyone bad isn’t human, you’re literally propping up fascism.
I disagree. 🤷♂️
Well enjoy our society as it is I guess, because that let’s find people to punish attitude is why we have a prison industrial complex.
Actually, it’s not even related. None of the fascists will see the inside of a prison cell. And that’s why we have a prison industrial complex