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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Who is the guy in the picture? He's at least 50 not 27...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

Fascism is based on authoritarian ideas. "I'm right, you're all wrong, no matter what."

Our brains are hardwired for social cohesion. The idea that we are the outgroup absolutely terrifies us.

Being called "weird" is a fascists worst nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The W-word.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm too weird to be able to understand why they find the term offensive.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

because they're incredibly fragile

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Because it's being used against their idol.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because there's good weird types, and there's bad weird types.

They know they are in the bad weird category.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Anyone not conforming to their rigid set of ideals is weird to them, making it always mean bad weird.