Comment by EvilHaitianEatingYourCat@lemmy.world on The state of the discourse.

Enlightened, middle-ground centrist. We found you.

Friendly reminder that a defining characteristic of a fascist is drawing hard in-group out-group lines.

(And another is the fetishization and glorification of violence against the out-group)

Would that still count if it’s “In group = civilians” " out group = organizations killing civilians"?

“Only a sith deals in absolutes!”

That sounds like an “absolute” statement to me!

Glory to the Absolute!

My mind is open to considering this. Where is the line I’m drawing, which is the in-group and which is the out-group?

Wait, I’m even more confused. Are you saying the OP who posted is creating the demarcations for groups?

The person who I am directly replying to.

But make no mistake, Israel is also fascist af.

Pretty non fascist to my understanding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Karra

Ah yes, the “I have a black friend” defense.

I have Jewish friends, so I trust you won’t call me antisemitic for saying Israel is structurally racist and authoritarian.

If you have a Jewish friends then you really aren’t anti semitic are you?

Such a smooth brain comment.

Not to mention a huge amount of Israelis themselves criticise the current government and what it’s done.

I just shown you a highly placed Arab state worker. show me a Jewish in West Bank, mind you?

Wish there was common nomenclature for referring to posters or parts of a comment to make the context clearer. Friends say I am on the spectrum but the Psychologist said that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Like, OP1 is lame, OP2 supports genocide, etc. to clarify within a thread without having to quote or @ which I find a bit clumsy and generally gets in the way of flow.

Wish there was common nomenclature for referring to posters or parts of a comment to make the context clearer.

For comments, that’s how I do it.

Throw one, too, or three asterisks around each side of the sentence you want to highlight.

No need for special verbage or nomenclature. It’s done visually.

Yeah I think what I dislike about that is it breaks up the flow of whatever I am writing. There’s a coherence that is lost.

I’m accustomed to reading books or essays where there might be an excerpt, but more likely a paraphrase of what the author considers their opponent’s argument to be. This makes it helpful at times to pinpoint a misunderstanding in the author.

But yeah, having consistent rules on the internet for posting is a losing battle I think. More or less thinking out loud, appreciate the comment.

There should be a distinction between the OP of the thread and the OP of the comment imo. It can get confusing.

This sounds like a great idea!

I’ll clarify, I’m just putting out a reminder that being fascist is not an inherent trait, like green eyes or dark skin. Literally anyone can fall into the trap of fascist thinking. The only way to be truly anti-fascist is to recognize the warning signs in your own thoughts and worldview.

So centrism can sometimes be a trap, but don’t demonize the practice of seeing both sides. Taking a hard line with one sides is a step on the path to becoming a fascist.

So centrism can sometimes be a trap, but don’t demonize the practice of seeing both sides.

Wise words.

It’s how Peace is achieved.

Taking a hard line with one sides is a step on the path to becoming a fascist.

And War, and death.

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