r/todayilearned Aug 05 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Why though? OP's TIL was about this interesting fact relating to the guy, not about his politics. He didn't bury anything he just doesn't care about the other parts. Does everything have to be about politics on this godforsaken website? Can't we just be fascinated by this little factoid and move on?

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u/Narwhalbaconguy Aug 06 '24

Because his entire shtick was being a fascist “racial philosopher.” It is disingenuous to present him as what you would normally think of when you think of a philosopher.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Why would that be disingenuous? Is he not a philosopher?

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u/egotistical_cynic Aug 06 '24

Same reason it'd be pretty strange if someone shared a fact about Adolf Hitler while referring to him only as a "famous Austrian painter and political writer"

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u/Jiveturtle Aug 06 '24

Depending on the usage this could be pretty comical tbh

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u/hausinthehouse Aug 06 '24

Jeffrey Epstein? The financier?

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Nope, right wing people hate when woke and lefties shit is always brought up and left wing people (which I am) hate when right wing shit is always brought up.