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Ignoring fascists and other bad actors does not stop them from doing bad things and/or radicalizing others. This is a common complaint I see in online communities, and it's a flawed strategy that is a good way to lose ground to bad actors.

For the libs: I understand that hearing about current events involving bad actors that upset you may be annoying but please don't report them for that reason.

For the fascists: kill yourselves. You know what you're doing.

Nobody can tell what your motivation is online but the affect is still the same.

Here is a video essay that explains why ignoring fascists doesn't work. The entire alt-right playbook is worth a watch btw.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly! If everyone were more like me then we'd all get along!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's true for me, but I've learned recently that's actually neurodivergence. A quality meme nonetheless.