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This is actually how Russians do their propaganda. NATO is weak but also the greatest threat to our nation. Sending Abrams to Ukraine is pointless as they are useless tanks and Ukraine has already lost, but also sending Abrams is crossing a line and a declaration of war.
Gee, wonder where Trump learned it from?
the followers [of fascism] must be convinced that they can overwhelm the enemies. Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak. Fascist governments are condemned to lose wars because they are constitutionally incapable of objectively evaluating the force of the enemy.
-- Umberto Eco, Ur-Fascism https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism
The loser's flag, the confederate's is flown today in my neighborhood, and they are determined to make us all losers.
Zelenskyy is simultaneously a puppet of The West™ and a wizard mind controlling EU and US
You don’t need to learn it from anywhere. Look at the stereotype of cats who love affection when they want it even if you’re busy but who get mad when you initiate when all they’re doing is lying there. All these people have really “done” is not grow out of being whiny, bitch-ass toddlers. They’re just deeply insecure, immature assholes with zero compassion or self-awareness.
While simultaneously having compassion and empathy for billionaire fascist. lol.
Umberto Eco (a survivor of Mussolini’s actual regime) identified this as one of the core traits of Ur-Fascism. Specifically, #8…
The followers must feel humiliated by the ostentatious wealth and force of their enemies.… However, the followers must be convinced that they can overwhelm the enemies. Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak.
You will note that Republicans check literally every single box of Umberto Eco’s list.
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism
That was my same thought. The enemy is too strong but also too weak?
I am always glad when people share this because whenever I bring it up IRL it seems like nobody else has read it.
I think of this every time I see some egregiously fascist behavior on display in the Trump admin getting defended by people who think the left is overreacting. I wish more people knew about this and understood that it's not some left wing looney saying it, it's a guy who lived through it and can identify it for what it truly is.
We are outnumbered, as usual.
But we also outnumber THEM!
That's n-
You know yeah okay yes, good point
Schrödinger’s Election: it’s rigged unless we win.
It was rigged but ALSO we won.
Schrodinger's immigrant: they're both lazy moochers and taking all our jobs.
Schrodinger's immigrant for the Trump era: they're all criminals and have no criminal records... clearly because they're such good criminals.
Schrodinger's energy crisis:
We need to sell public lands for oil extraction since we have an energy crisis!
We need to cancel wind energy and solar facility construction!
True story. Back in 2008 there were two op-ed pieces on the smae page of the Murdoch owned New York Post.
One said that voting for Obama was a waste of time, because he was a centrist neoliberal who'd only serve up milder versions of GOP programs, so you'd be better off with an actual Republican.
The other screamed that he was a radical Socialist who would destroy America.
Same newspaper, same page, no irony
Isn’t this what the opinion page is for?
Not only is it what Op Eds are for, it's also extremely common practice to have two contrasting views on the same page to give voice to a variety of different opinions.
Complaining about two Op Eds on the same page with different opinions is like complaining that a dictionary has two definitions of two different words on the same page.
We have a case of schrodinger's aid trucks too: Gaza has enough aid, according to israel: https://aijac.org.au/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-aid-into-gaza/ "fact sheet"
But also there's not enough aid because Israel put a ban on it for 12 weeks to stop hamas getting it, but there would be aid if only the aid workers agreed to only distribute in the south of Gaza at four set sites protected by Israeli military. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/11/nx-s1-5395011/israel-new-gaza-aid-plan-us
Classic fascist doublethink. Straight out of the book. The enemy is both strong/dangerous enough to be a serious threat, but the fascist is still somehow very superior to them. 🤷
I just commented to get rid of the 88 count. Smash the fash.
Schrodinger's tariffs: they're great, except when they hurt my small business.
If you're a trans American upset that you can't be part of the US military in 2025, what the fuck are you even doing?
Schrödingers free speech: You can tweet everything unless it's against Muskrats opinion.
Schrödinger’s Democracy: We The People, unless I disagree with those people.
Schrodinger's racism: All non-whites must be deported, but South-African white people must be brought over, granted asylum and protection from "genocide".
I am white, so there's no confusion. And no, I'm not saying they don't deserve help, as the situation in South Africa is pretty bad for them - it's really just the double standard.
Schrodinger's Canada: we don't need anything from them, but we'd love to own them anyway.