• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    After almost a decade it feels like most of the human population still do not understand it.

    Fascism/Conservatism is not “politics”. It is mental illness (narcissism etc) wrapped in a political bow.

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      18 hours ago

      Maybe it is, but could we stop saying this? Politics shouldn’t be analyzed from a psychological perspective. It’s a social phenomena, not a cognitive one. Fascism shouldn’t be excused or explained, it should be fought.

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      24 hours ago

      I find it hard to tell if it’s just lack of understanding. I think there is also a lack of will to do anything about harmful ideas. Nobody wants to stand up to their asshole family members. Stuff like that.

      Belief without evidence goes unchallenged like it’s somehow worthy of any respect to live like that. Like these gits are to be treated equal to someone following the evidence or having a strong truth value.

      Idk there’s probably 5000 reasons in this messy web we weave.