• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      For right-wing authoritarians, hypocrisy is a power-move. That’s how they prove to you that they have more power than you within society.

    • skisnow@lemmy.ca
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      10 hours ago

      This is a lot more sinister than “cancel culture”. Cancel culture was when someone with a platform expressed a bigoted opinion, gained a lot of attention, and caused a backlash.

      What these people are doing is actively and openly organising to encourage others to seek out, denounce and victimize anyone anywhere who doesn’t toe the line. It’s a modern-day Stasi.

    • jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Old news: the “fuck your feelings” crowd operates entirely based on feelings and not facts. Truth will be distorted to keep them from feeling shame or humiliation