Don’t misunderstand me. I hate fascists with every fiber of my being and think they deserve nothing but :pit:, but at least they’re up-front about the horrific violence their system entails and their willingness to slaughter us en masse if we try to create anything better.
It’s the difference between the guy who stabs you in the chest while yelling “FUCK YOU” and the guy who stabs you in the back and then tries to act all innocent, wagging a finger at you for swinging back and talking about how unlike you, they absolutely abhor violence.
I think it’s best to balance your contempt for all of them. They’re all equally worthy of it
Yes. The Near Enemy vs. the Far Enemy.
The Far Enemy is…far. They’re The Other. Nobody can really get worked up about them. There’s not really a lot of energy generated by being vocally and publicly against them. It’s dry cheese.
But the Near Enemy is right here. They’re part of the ingroup…or used to be until they alienated themselves. This makes the dislike of them much greater, and much more visceral. Witness the establishment Republicans hate for the Trumpists. They can’t really get bothered about the Democrats (and honestly they have far more in common with them) but boy, do they hate the New Right. They had them snookered for decades until Trump came along and wrecked the whole thing.
fascists are the foil we wish we could face. fortunately for the world, but unfortunately for our egos, most reactionaries aren’t fascists, and fascism isn’t the governing ideology preventing communist activity from bearing fruit. liberalism won the great wars of the 20th century, and now it is bloated, sickly, and totally unaware of us flies buzzing around and nipping at its flank. fascists are aware of us, they exist on the same plane of holy warfare as leftists, and can conceive of stakes at a commensurate scale.
but at least they’re up-front about the horrific violence and their willingness to slaughter us
uh, no they’re not. Just because they’re upfront about it on 4chan or in discord nazi servers, doesn’t mean they’re up-front about it everywhere. That’s why all the mayos start downvoting you the second you bring up race.
FASCISTS ARE JUST AS OBFUSCATING AS LIBERALS.
The fascist wants death, but doesn’t want to admit it.
The wine liberal doesn’t want death, but doesn’t care enough to actually oppose it.
The neoliberal doesn’t care about death, and just wants money
Eh, I know plenty of fascists who are cowardly about their beliefs until they achieve any power.
