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[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

He's pretty clearly intentionally taunting everyone who opposes him, just demonstrating what he can get away with. That's what all of this has been about. He might not be anti-Semitic (please don't at me -- he likely is -- I said might) and rather is just a pure troll dickhead.

[-] Souroak@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

Just like with some of the 4chan idiots though, there is little functional difference between being a true believer nazi and merely pretending to be one.

[-] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Exactly.

“Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company.” - Jason Garrett-Glaser

[-] Souroak@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

And personally, I believe that any community that pretends to be idiots, are.

[-] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

You may be right, there. I do tend to excuse comedians, like Monty Python and their ilk, though. I guess it's always contextual.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, also satire. Look at Colbert's schtick, that entire thing was pretending to be dumb, but it was peak satire.

[-] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's tough. Colbert is actually a great example in this case, because, while I also loved his schtick, a lot of conservatives didn't realize it was satire. There was actually a study done about it, in fact!

The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Tbh, he's a massive douchebag on a power trip. It wouldn't shock me at all if he wasn't anti-Semitic and is just trying to push people's buttons. At the same time, if this is true, he's also shifting the Overton window and showing what true Nazis can safely get away with in the public eye.

That said, there's a good chance he's also just an anti-Semitic neo-Nazi piece of shit...and still doing the latter part of that.

Regardless, he's a fascist either way, so fuck him.

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