I think constantly about how there's right-wing bias built into the media - fundamentally built into our culture - and this is part of it
To many people fascists *feel* strong, their brand is built on these symbols of strength, no matter how weak their actions actually are
To many people fascists *feel* strong, their brand is built on these symbols of strength, no matter how weak their actions actually are
https://twitter.com/nberlat/status/1348029382431043585
I've been thinking a lot about this, about how the whole left/right conservative/liberal whatever-you-want-to-call-it divide is built on this
People the culture just says intrinsically belong here, deserve to be here, are the kind of people who live here
And people who aren't
People the culture just says intrinsically belong here, deserve to be here, are the kind of people who live here
And people who aren't
The big tough manly dude and his pretty innocent housewife and their adorable kids
The good Christian family, "all-American", blonde hair and white skin and Anglo names, red white and blue
Everyone unconsciously defers to them, gives them extra credit
The good Christian family, "all-American", blonde hair and white skin and Anglo names, red white and blue
Everyone unconsciously defers to them, gives them extra credit
It's always like this
People who swear up and down they don't have a racist bone in their body still unconsciously think it's "normal" for people like that to be in charge and pushing back is always walking uphill
People who swear up and down they don't have a racist bone in their body still unconsciously think it's "normal" for people like that to be in charge and pushing back is always walking uphill
Terry Pratchett captured this really well in Discworld
The deep dwarves, the hardcore reactionary religious fundamentalists, are a tiny minority among dwarves and yet they get a ton of deference
People know they're "crazy nutters" but let them go about their business
The deep dwarves, the hardcore reactionary religious fundamentalists, are a tiny minority among dwarves and yet they get a ton of deference
People know they're "crazy nutters" but let them go about their business
Cheri, who is the dwarven equivalent of a trans woman, is HATED by their movement (a "ha'ak", a heretic) and they've outright threatened her safety
And yet she privately admits in her heart of hearts she can't imagine the world without them
And yet she privately admits in her heart of hearts she can't imagine the world without them
Nobody else believes shit like that letting sunlight touch your skin contaminates you or that all trolls should be genocided and their bodies ground to powder and whatnot
But it would *feel wrong* if they just ceased to exist
But it would *feel wrong* if they just ceased to exist
Like the "liberal" dwarves feel slightly reassured someone else believes all that so they have someone to compete themselves against and be more liberal than
They're the measuring stick authenticity is counted by, they're what you know as a deviant you're deviating from
They're the measuring stick authenticity is counted by, they're what you know as a deviant you're deviating from
And if they were just GONE, well then
You wouldn't know anything at all anymore
Everything would permanently change
And as much as people might claim otherwise people are really scared of permanent change
You wouldn't know anything at all anymore
Everything would permanently change
And as much as people might claim otherwise people are really scared of permanent change
They like to think this system is stable - "Well, they can be old-fashioned, and I can be more liberal and tolerant than them, and they can condemn me and I can be smug about being freer than them we can just keep on going that way and everyone's happy"
But, well, it isn't
But, well, it isn't
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