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[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That’s gotta be the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The crux of fascism is making your base paranoid. Make them believe all their murder is done out of self defense. If they would not kill all those other people, others would kill them.

The perfect example is the paranoid ethnostate in the middle east.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world -2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The perfect example is the paranoid ethnostate in the middle east.

You say that, but are they wrong?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Of course they are wrong. Palestinians have offered time and time again to have a peaceful solution but the Israelis are violent Nazis. Israelis want to murder all Palestinians and steal their land (and even more for Greater Israel)

Replace the word Israeli with Nazi and the word Palestinian with Jews. Then you get:

"Are the Nazis wrong to be so paranoid to think they need to kill all the Jews or they will never be able to live in peace?"

If Israelis went back to their country of origin do you actually think Palestinians would follow them there to kill them instead of living peacefully on their own land?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sorry, but I agree with this one. Not the "great" violence part, but yeah. If you are not capable of inflicting violence, you are not making a choice. You have no choice but to be harmless.

We used to say this a good bit in r/liberalgunowners, along the lines of, "I am a peaceful man, but that does not make me harmless." You would have a hella time pushing me hard enough to draw, but I have the choice if it comes to that.

This notion is exactly why conservatives think they can run roughshod over us. They see us as harmless little twerps that couldn't fight back if our life depended on it.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I get that and don’t disagree, it’s just the way it’s worded. Reads as if a 12 year old wrote it lol

Also the: ☝️🤓 Important distinction

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

As a lefty gun owner, couldn't agree more. Peace as a choice is only available to the folks who know how to do otherwise, and frankly even simple know-how isn't enough. Pacifism is no virtue, peace is no natural state.