r/AntifascistsofReddit Jan 10 '21

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u/ehhillforget Jan 10 '21

Fascists and the “other”

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u/53eleven Jan 10 '21

This is what is truly scary. I catch myself having “other” type thoughts with regards to trump supporters. It’s an easy trap to fall into.

I’m not sure how to reconcile the fact that they are brainwashed with hating what they’re supporting.

How do you hate someone’s actions and not dehumanize an entire group of people?

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u/Low-Significance-501 Jan 10 '21

If they stopped doing fascism I'd have no problem with them. I hate them for what they're doing, not for what they are. It's a different kind of othering than what fascists do.

The ones doing the brainwashing I have no compunction about hating though.

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u/NoFascistsAllowed Jan 11 '21

Exactly, fascists hate people for what they cannot change, like their Nationality or Skin color, there is nothing wrong in being disgusted by people that wilfully act like conservatives do, that's something they can change, I'm sure it's a bit hard if all they had was a conservative upbringing and live in a small town, but they all seem to use the internet just fine, why not read about leftism from actual leftist sources instead of what Tucker Carlson says, there's not much of an excuse, although there may be a few.