SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org

@mhjohnson
All because the Democrats don't want the people to have a democratic vote on this?

Because CNN is neutral:

CNN’s Lemon on Airing Trump Speeches: Would We Have Given Hitler a ‘Platform’?

‘You knew in the moment that was a bad person and they were doing bad things’

https://news.grabien.com/story-cnns-lemon-airing-trump-speeches-would-we-have-given-hitler

#mediabias

Christian Teen's Contagious Courageous Stand, a 'Hostage for Life' for Refusing to Deny Jesus

A mom travels 9,000 miles on a mission to secure her daughter's freedom, held captive because she refuses to deny Jesus as her savior.

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2019/june/christian-teens-contagious-courageous-stand-a-hostage-for-life-for-refusing-to-deny-jesus

Jury Orders VidAngel to Pay Hollywood Studios $62 Million in Damages

A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered the filtering company VidAngel to pay $62.4 million in damages, three months after a federal judge ruled it had violated copyright laws.

https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/jury-orders-vidangel-to-pay-hollywood-studios-62-million-in-damages.html

@judgedread

That would mean there's a lot of fighting between groups that share much in their ideologies.

I think this helps untangle it for me - ideology of tactic VS ideological end game. Part of the problem may be that those who agree with fascists on forcing suppression of others is that they label themselves anti fascists, a negative definition, rather than anything positive. Are they generally communist in ideology? I could see not wanting that label and seeking to be seen as "the enemy of my enemy."

I'm so anti fascist that this includes being against using force to suppress oppositional ideas from being spoken aloud. But that apparently makes me an enemy of both any fascists and the "anti fascists".

@ansugeisler@scholar.social

@ansugeisler@scholar.social
I copied and pasted from Miriam Webster, the dictionary. Is there a better dictionary definition to use?

@ansugeisler@scholar.social
Forcible suppression of opposition is part of what it means to be a fascist. I understand that using power to physically attack people to suppress their ideas from being heard isn't the full definition of fascism.

How do you know who is full fascist? Are there really people out there seeking a race based nationalist dictator to control economic and social things and forcibly supress opposition? Or is there a different objective definitional lens you use?

I'm not an expert in political science or history, but I looked it up : "Fascism definition is - a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition."

I'm generally in favor of more rights and responsibilities for the individual, perhaps in favor of the common good (for individuals) as opposed to the greater good (where supposed value for the tribe or nation is bad for the individuals). I value the richness of differences in culture and think the sharing and spreading of the best of our cultures can enrich us all, so I've never understood exalting or attacking on the basis of race.

I'm in favor of weaker centralized government and think the more local government should be more emphasized to decentralize power, and the president, Supreme Court Justice, federal bureaucrats and federal legislators should have less centralized power, not more. I think there should be minimal government force used in economic and social ideology, and I oppose suppressing differences in opinion and ideas.

I think the mindset of fascism perhaps could be applied outside of government, and different aspects that don't add up to the full definition of fascism.

According to the definition, any attempt to apply force to oppose speech that expresses oppositional ideas is an element of racism. So IS racial nationalism. So is promoting any centralized person or group to drive social ideas, pursuing government taking over means of economic production. Our having the government drive social ideas?

I suspect in the drive to be on "the side of the angels" , many are becoming more fascist in the name of confronting others who exhibit other aspects of fascism.

I wonder if they have some underlying agreed idea that the way to win with one's ideas is to use force of some kind to stop others who disagree.

And even though I oppose every aspect of fascism, I've been called a fascist when someone thinks I disagree with the current political far left. Have we devolved to just throw around the word to anyone we think we disagree with...perhaps in an attempt to force their differing opinion to be shut down?

#uspol #antifa #fascism

Bible Verses Now ‘Unsafe’ On Social Media

http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30430

Aw, welcome back little guy.

Pence not touching women is a thing - a thing of bigotry and sexism and fascism.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/entertainment/keanu-reeves-women/index.html

@thj@mastodon.cloud
Not sure if others have expressed this... Thanks for sharing your experiences as you go!