Trump doesn't fit the label of infirm to the degree that Biden does, sure, but the Democrat supporters have spent about the past 8 years describing all the ways that Trump is himself infirm. Seems odd that this guy forgot all about that, just as much as he seems to have forgotten how Biden has governed in his first term.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Thomas Zimmer is some super-earnest rando lib I follow on Bluesky for laughs. His followup ~~tweets~~ erm... I mean posts.

That’s also why this camp of leftwing intellectuals is stubbornly refusing to engage seriously with the fascism argument and the radicalizing tendencies on the Right. Their overriding concern is a political struggle against what they believe is the real enemy: The (neo-) liberal elites.

In their view, Liberals are using the “fascism” bogeyman as a way to distract from their own culpability; to discipline the Left into accepting a popular front under liberal leadership; to reinvigorate the (neo-) liberal project by conjuring fears of the ultimate evil.

To them, the fascism talk is intended to make people flock to the liberal cause; to expand power by using tyrannophobia as a way of entrenching liberal rule. It’s all just liberal dishonesty, self-exculpation, and self-aggrandizement that needs to be opposed aggressively.

The problem is that their devotion to this anti-liberal struggle has led them to propagating positions that are completely untethered from what is happening on the Right – sophistry in defense of a premise that is utterly at odds with empirical evidence.

To be very clear: I am not criticizing “the Left,” which doesn’t exist as a monolithic bloc. My issue is with this specific camp, and as much as they like to pretend they do, they really don’t represent “the Left.” In fact, they hate lefties who disagree with them at least as much as “the Libs.”

He also links to a post on his Substack.

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I like how he doesn't talk about what the liberals have actually done (or more specifically haven't done) to combat this so-called 'distinct change' on the Right. We've said it again and again, but for a system that is supposedly on the brink of tyranny, they sure are nonchalant about it.

Also, claiming that we are refusing to engage seriously with the fascist argument is hilarious.

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

"Who built the cages?" "Who sent the bombs?"

Fuck them both. Fuck this guy for thinking he's any different.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Can you tell him that he's the fascists, and we don't care which flavor of hitler ends up in the white house?