Ignoring fascists and other bad actors does not stop them from doing bad things and/or radicalizing others. This is a common complaint I see in online communities, and it’s a flawed strategy that is a good way to lose ground to bad actors.
For the libs: I understand that hearing about current events involving bad actors that upset you may be annoying but please don’t report them for that reason.
For the fascists: kill yourselves. You know what you’re doing.
Nobody can tell what your motivation is online but the affect is still the same.
Here is a video essay that explains why ignoring fascists doesn’t work. The entire alt-right playbook is worth a watch btw.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Apathetic Americans, even.
Some people care a whole lot about not caring and care about making sure other people care as little as possible.![emoji galaxy-brain galaxy-brain](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/fa05d4fe-f163-40e0-a03d-912cd48096ad.png)
Oooooh. Thank you for that.