Cawthorn is not the smartest nazi out there, but he's not saying this because he literally thinks it's true, or even because he thinks anyone who hears him will literally believe it. he's just chaining signifiers together, material reality and historical facts are irrelevant.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1395756654369587202 …
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it's "bullshit" in the technical sense—he doesn't believe it, but he's not "lying" because he's not trying to convince anyone 1) that he believes it or 2) that it's true. he's just reinforcing a symbolic link between masks and weakness.
12:12 PM - 21 May 2021
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