The symbolism was to convey "stronger together," a call for unity as a means of strength and authority.
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What are we seeing now in the media? Calls for unity. And liberals are echoing these calls because they mistake unity for tranquility.
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So these calls to "give Trump a chance" and "unify as one nation" are just dogwhistles for the core principle of fascist ideology.
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But the rise of 20th C fascism also included a sense of strong government through technological empowerment and the mass politicism.
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As a technologist, I cannot ignore the fundamental role technology plays in fascist ideology. Technology is seen an augmentation of the self
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Our platforma become megaphones, and average people use tech to become bigger than they are.
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Like a school of fish moving as one, tech helps small people organize movements that lool bigger than they are.
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If you think fascism = Nazi Germany, then of course you think this is hypebole. But it's not. This is right out of the goddamn handbook.
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If you think "this happened because we were divided, so we should unify because that's what was wrong," you're being played.
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We were divided because some of us saw this coming. And y'all the rest didn't fucking listen. And now that axe is about to drop.
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"e pluribus unim" - together, stronger. The eagle is literally holding a bundle of fasces.
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