GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIt's always the damn poorslemmy.worldimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1509
arrow-up1509imageIt's always the damn poorslemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareNuanceDemon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 days agoStoking and then preying upon the hope of people with less than you is a pretty established and reliable tactic.
minus-squareNobody@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoDemographic undertones are the key. Point at a race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. and say that they’re trying to take away what little you have. It creates a fear response that turns to anger. That brand of anger is the kindling for fascism.
Stoking and then preying upon the hope of people with less than you is a pretty established and reliable tactic.
Demographic undertones are the key. Point at a race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. and say that they’re trying to take away what little you have. It creates a fear response that turns to anger.
That brand of anger is the kindling for fascism.