Hi Jim, one of them drove a fucking car into 35 of my peers. I think we should take them seriously.https://twitter.com/Jim_OConnell/status/1031207305755459595 …
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I hear you but I don't think this comparison stands. Donald Trump has actual political power, whereas the alt-right movement's power is in its ability to influence and move people to action. Ridicule has been historically shown to dismantle that kind of power.
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Not alone it hasn't. Every extremist movement has only been eradicated due to the exceptional efforts of people working to actively dismantle them. This history is erased and whitewashed.
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The alt right's power comes from the fact that roughly one in four people are stunningly racist and are merely polite company away from openly expressing it. The global growth of far right fascism exploits that.
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One in four? Is that number from the U.K. study? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-people-admit-racially-prejudiced-white-black-asian-muslims-brexit-more-leave-voters-remain-a7973751.html … (I'm not asking you to do research for me, btw. I'll gladly look into that more myself. I'm just surprised at the number.)
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I have a big problem with this line of reasoning. It's so easy to say, "hey, just goof on them. That's what they deserve. Believe me, there's no flaws in this plan." Yeah, well you have nothing to lose if your brilliant plan doesn't work out the way you say it will...
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Goofing on people can work....but it only tends to work on people who take themselves seriously. This whole campaign is based on the fact that these people already present their ideas as farcical in order to gain the trust of people who don't know any better.
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What opposition to these ideas needs is to present them in the starkest possible reality to blow away all of the layers of insincerity and trolling. If your approach to whitenats is to put a feather boa on them and throw glitter on their face, congrats, you just made Milo.
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"...my mockery efforts are —naturally— going to be homophobic."`
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ID them then make sure they feel economic consequences for being open fascists.
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It's cute when they think the answer to the schmuck that gave them a wedgie in 9th grade is the answer to every bully ever.
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While I hear where youre coming from, and I do agree they should be taken srsly, there is actually a historical case of ridiculing racists into hiding: Superman radio broadcasts got details about KKK rituals and broadcasted the deets, similar to the SP episode about SCN.
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Just like how "deplorable" became a badge of honor.
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