Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is "Nazi."
Historians study their motives, but there is a broad understanding: their motives don’t exonerate them.
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@JuliusGoat Excellent words, something we evryone should consider, whether they voted for Biden, a man who started his political career by being pro-segregation and faught to keep segregation alive right up until it started costing him votes... or Trump, someone who was brutal on immigration (not exactly racist but I cant think of anything racist he did, maybe someone has a better example?).... Either way, most of this nation is a bit too close to supporting the wrong people it seems.
Whom CAN you vote in the US and A who could make a difference in a completely corrupted kayfabe?
Even in Germany, the party that could, in principle, make a real difference is bickering itself out of existence.
Usualky there are 3 ton5 choices other thsn the democrat or republican choice on most ballota
… and virtually none of them have any chance to get elected.
#kayfabe
Third parties have went from 1% to a majority about 8ntimes in the history of the usa and every time it happened suddenly over the course of only one or twonelections... so yes they have a chance
@freemo @JuliusGoat
Given the absurdity of your and qoto.org's excommunication from significant parts of the Fediverse, "because you might hurt someone's [whom we can't identify, because it might hurt their feelings] feelings for reasons we can't tell you [because it might hurt the feelings of those who feel offended by you]",
what's the chance of collective action that hasn't been reduced to absurdity from the get go?
If Judith Butler didn't exist, Steve Bannon would have to invent her.
@freemo @JuliusGoat Cancel culture administration that blocks qoto.org makes following some folks on some instances quite ... chaotic.
@tatzelbrumm
The irony is qoto remains one of the top federated instances in the fediverse... because in order to not be blocked by some, you have to block a LOT... so in the end we still remain on top, and I'm ok with that.
@JuliusGoat