1. The linked article by @ebruenig is characteristically thoughtful, and should provoke a conversation about how Nazism and trolling aren't mutually exclusive. In fact Nazism has always had a large element of half-joking.https://twitter.com/notjessewalker/status/1106549253449703431 …
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7. Lewis' book "Hitler" (1931 and I believe the first full length on Hitler) is interesting on a number of counts: it shows the strong homophobic undercurrent of Nazism (Lewis thought Hitler would clean up decadent Berlin) & also as portraying Hitler as a good natured joker.
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8. Lewis liked Nazis because he thought they were pranksters, like himself: "The Welanschauung of the Hitlerist...is laughing and gay compared to that of his opponents, the Communist."
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9. This passage from Lewis' Hitler captures his avuncular, jokey Nazism and can usefully be compared to the manifesto of the Christchurch alleged shooter (in content and trolly intent).pic.twitter.com/meDuFOoEkm
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10. Lewis, as I was suggesting the other day, is a real precursor to the contemporary far right. His trajectory from 1920s troll (using excuse of "free speech" & provocation as well as mask of anti-anti-racism) let to brief 1930s Nazi fellow travellinghttps://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1105498358020481024 …
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11. The whole "joking/not joking" thing is a crucial part of Nazi rhetorical strategy: a way of getting people to acclimatize to shocking and vile ideas. Daily Stormer: "The unindoctrinated should not be able to tell if we are joking or not."https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/19/neo-nazis-hatred-comedy-racist-daily-stormer …
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12. I have some longer thoughts on jokey, trollish Nazis here:https://newrepublic.com/article/139004/ironic-nazis-still-nazis …
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