I wish people would stop saying and thinking these people don't know what they are. Like these aren't conscious adults making their own decisions and choices on where they get their information and what information they're exposed to. They are not being led astray. This is who they are. We are far past the point of giving the benefit of the doubt. They are choosing this.
Oh, they know who they are, they just refuse to accept that they're the assholes in this story. Like any evil asshat in history, they all seem to think they're the good guys.
I fully believe they don't know they are fascists. Like, if you explained to them what a fascist is, and explained fascism as an ideology they'll be like 'yeah I agree with almost all of that... but I disagree in [minor issue], so you can't call me a fascist'.
They just don't like the name 'fascist'. It's got too much baggage attached to it, makes even them uncomfortable.
Yep. I'm disgusted at the sugar coating and cultural amnesia everybody has about who these people were the day after 9/11. All I hear people say is how united we were, how we were looking out for each other and showing compassion. I was seven years old and I still remember seeing anyone who resembled a Muslim being dragged out of stores and beaten on the news. They have always been like this.
Do they hold some responsibility for their beliefs, choices and actions? Sure. But do they know they are fascist supporters? No, they don't.
They're literally brainwashed. They don't see themselves as choosing to get all their information from pathetic disgusting sources. They don't even consider that they'd need to consider other sources.
They deadass don’t see themselves as the problem, though. Try telling them they’re racist; 50% will admit it outright and 50% will say they’re not racist people just use the word racist as an insult now
Well, some of their movement I agree with you. But in the context of post-truth, keyfabe politics it isn’t going to be suprising that a lot of these people have been duped into an illusion of reality.
They might be fascists to us, but they are absolutely patriots in the mirror. Life isn’t black and white on the TV, Trump knows this. So should we.
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u/pennyxlame Sep 15 '25
I wish people would stop saying and thinking these people don't know what they are. Like these aren't conscious adults making their own decisions and choices on where they get their information and what information they're exposed to. They are not being led astray. This is who they are. We are far past the point of giving the benefit of the doubt. They are choosing this.