Nathanael 🧦 Roy @sporkredfox.bsky.social

Bold of you to assume a future fascist regime would need an excuse

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Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

There are 330M people in America, and at most tens of thousands actively participating in the fascist regime project. They don’t need an excuse, but their attention is extremely limited. So, if you’re planning to be a malcontent, don’t advertise that fact

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:37 UTC

well, speaking as someone who used to report in a dictatorship on how activists were using the internet and has talked to a lot of people who were jailed for online speech, i can assure you that even fascist regimes usually pick and choose targets, and it's good to avoid being one.

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@rozennkeribin.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:43 UTC

They usually do, actually. Or at least, I'm not sure they *need* one but given how often they *have* them it looks like they often *think* they need it. They can manufacture one to be sure but how much work it is for them probably matters at the margin.

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