I know this is going to sound like some clickbait bullshit title, but I’m genuinely curious, asking in good faith. My two oldest sons are enamored with him, and he seems like a genuine guy, so I’m asking - is he a nice guy? If you google the question, you get a bunch of reddit hate, which I don’t always trust, because…it’s reddit. I have not watched much content (not my thing, I’m old) but I’m just curious what the fediverse has to say.

  • HeartyBeast
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    01 year ago

    Do you know his views on fascism, or are you simply saying you classify all republicans as facists?

    • FfaerieOxide
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      21 year ago

      What are you doing right now?

      A party openly embraces fascism, throws anti-queer pro-insurrection planks in its official platform and you’re back-and-forthing about if it’s “ok” an ‘I Like Ike’ button was found among great uncle gerald’s personal effects.

      Why is that the side of the scale you feel needs weight?

      • HeartyBeast
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        01 year ago

        For context, polling shows that around 50% of republicans support the Jan 6 insurrection in some way.

        Now, I’m not an American, so I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I do know that simply painting all the supporters of a party as fascist, when many of those supporters have deep concerns about that party’s direction of travel is not the way to get them to jump ship.

        Sure, it makes you feel good about yourself, and let’s you stoke your righteous hatred, but it just paints those people as irredeemably evil, shuts down debate and makes it harder for them to switch.

        • FfaerieOxide
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          11 year ago

          If “you’re caucusing with nazis” makes a person nazi harder, that person was always a fash.

          just paints those people as irredeemably evil

          How, when they can always leave the dinner table?