• Rom [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    They know that if even one killer gets away with it then it’s going to be open season on the fash

    • KobaCumTribute [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 days ago

      I think it’s even more than that: the guy who allegedly did it was just some “apolitical” right-wing-by-default all-American chud, and he allegedly did it because Kirk - whose vile beliefs and rhetoric are standard for GOP demons - was just that loathsome a hatemongering monster. Like think about that: if even that kind of guy, this safely disaffected and intrinsically right wing demographic that they count on to support them by default, can turn on them for how openly monstrous they are, that means a good 90% of the country is suddenly a potential threat.

      Their own guys are turning on them for being too evil. That’s something they don’t know how to stop, hence the panicked flailing and sobbing attempts at deflection. They want to control the situation and canonize this little neo-nazi grifter slug that they all actually hated or thought was beneath their notice while frantically trying to bury all the overwhelming public disapproval of Kirk’s bile in the hopes that that could get rid of it.

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        Like think about that: if even that kind of guy, this safely disaffected and intrinsically right wing demographic that they count on to support them by default, can turn on them for how openly monstrous they are, that means a good 90% of the country is suddenly a potential threat.

        Strong reminder that the proletariat… ALL the proletariat… Are a revolutionary threat. Even those who have been taken in by right wing views of the moment. Ultimately the proles want a better life, for themselves and for other proles, at least the ones who haven’t been turned borderline psychotic. People like Kirk are so vile and disgusting that even those taken in by bullshit will see him as vile and disgusting, especially if they’re near to someone directly affected by it that they don’t personally hate (in this case, the trans roommate most likely).

        We don’t have to and can not fix the backwards views of all the proles. All we can do is drag enough of them to our side and educate them to form a critical mass necessary for the vanguard to then lead the rest of them regardless of backwards views.

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        8 days ago

        yeah its funny how violent people from a violent culture radicalize violently but I’m super hyped for them to reap

        funny, when i got radicalized i just started feeding people, but i wasn’t raised by gun humping christofascist triscuits