Turtle Watch posted:

still just so much to unpack… gonna take me a while

Panfilo posted:

I don't think it wise to dismiss the small number of people saying the quiet part out loud. Understanding the mechanisms in which they launder these ideas is critical to preventing further harm. I think a nuanced discussion can be had about it here.

There's a significant amount of right wing discourse that wants to paint their detractors as schizophrenic and paranoid. It intimidates leftists into either being silent or simply avoid the discussion altogether, which just cedes that space to the right.

tristeham posted:

a lot to unpack...

Turtle Watch posted:

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the times has an interesting piece

Punished Turtle posted:

Punished Turtle posted:

bumping this because I finally unpacked my ornaments this year

Punished Turtle posted:

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my_custom_username posted:

<- - - me to the roman statue chuds on twitter

Panfilo posted:

You think this guy is hard right? That's why all the Pepe avatar idiots are flipping out at him, because he's so conservative?
https://twitter.com/waitmanb/status/1780359582415454535?t=4_duMR8ocqMOR5VjUoBaRA&s=19

Panfilo posted:

Is this some kind of Pronouns in Bio dismissive nonsense?

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my_custom_username posted:

Mfw I finally unpack the "I'm not touching you!" discourse

Panfilo posted:

Been following the protests this past week on Twitter and observing conservative reactions. There's an interesting schism going on because some of them just really hate Jews so the idea that "dirty" leftists are fighting with Jewish students is amusing to them. They're imploring other conservatives not to intervene because they're hoping these protests alienate Jews from leftists and collectively weaken their enemies.

Still others simply see satisfaction in leftists being the target of violence. It's similar to their takes on the George Floyd protests; the protestors are dum dums who don't know what they're protesting, they couldn't find Israel and Gaza on a map, they're simultaneously poor and rich, entitled, gonna get away with everything yet gonna be in jail forever, etc etc.

People have been cheering on 'frat boys' attacking protestors and I guess it's just a new iteration of proud boys in a way, a group that serves as a stand in for the wishful thinking of reactionary viewers in the peanut gallery. They wish so badly to be among those who get to crack some skulls but since they themselves don't have the actual resolve they have to experience it vicariously by those undaunted by consequences.

my_custom_username posted:

My good dude, the drive-by shitposters full of empty neener-neenering and poo poo-hot takes are not getting chillsixers because they're new to the room, they're getting chillsixers because they're drive-by shitposters full of empty neener-neenering and poo poo-hot takes. This thread and others like it have had plenty of anti-gun people wander in over the years and ask actual questions instead of Just Asking Questions™, and they haven't been punted; they usually wander right back out again when they realize that nobody here is a chud or a MAGAt.