Any time you're told that the weak and vulnerable are responsible for how bad things are, rather than the rich and powerful, you're being lied to - eviltoast
  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Also one of the aspects of fascism

    The enemy or ‘other’ is both simultaneously weak and unworthy and should be defeated … and powerful and oppressive and is the cause of all problems.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not just fascism, that’s any time people villify an enemy. That is said by both major US parties.