• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, I know when I’m just hanging out and meet a bunch of nazis talking about how jews and blacks need to be exterminated, I feel welcomed and understood.

    They were racist before, they’re comfortable because they finally get to take off their masks, or hoods in this case.

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      2 months ago

      It’s natural for you to say “who welcomes me? Who attacks me?” and go with those who welcome you.

      That doesn’t make it effective at making the overall situation better.

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        2 months ago

        Which is how Hitler recruited the brownshirts.

        You’d think people would learn this pattern as it’s repeated constantly through history, but alas.

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          2 months ago

          Yep. And it is easily rationalized as doing the right thing, until its too late to do differently.