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I would really love to believe that the technologists among those of us on the side of the struggle against fascism could feel welcome to contribute. Having read people like Clara Zetkin, I really believe that having a nuanced understanding only helps you fight back. Refusing to engage blinds you.

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24/10/26, 9:36 pm0 reposts7 likes

Arcadia

@chaoticsmol.dev

and I certainly don't mean "engaging with fascists." That's best avoided. Early German resistance to the nazi party wound up being ineffectual because of their refusal to engage in tactics that a deeper understanding of how fascists operate informed. Standing on idealism accomplishes nothing.

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@chi-u.love

i don't even think they stand on idealism. there isn't anything they're standing for other than a nostalgic fantasy of a time that never existed

Arcadia

@chaoticsmol.dev

I do think a lot of these people are, in fact, delusional in many regards, and I don't say that lightly nor as a simple insult. Too many efforts to reason with people are wasted on those with self-serving views and an aggressive attitude- anything to justify harming their peers Better to help peer!