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Re: The Wellness-to-Fascism

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Post by shrimp_emoji » Sun, Aug 20, 2023, 9:52 PM UTC

rolandog wrote: post #6

After watching the PewDiePipeline [1] video, and now learning about the Yogapipeline ... I'm starting to wonder if this is a consequence of "flooding" or accumulation of disinformation due to an always-on firehose of falsehood [2]. [1] https://youtu.be/pnmRYRRDbuw [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood

Ah, yes, NonCompete. When's PewDiePie going to the gulag--err, "reform centers"[0]?

[0] https://youtu.be/Hmy1jjRnl8I?t=609

Re: The Wellness-to-Fascism

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Post by nonomoreplease » Sun, Aug 20, 2023, 10:27 PM UTC

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Re: The Wellness-to-Fascism

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Post by hotdogscout » Sun, Aug 20, 2023, 11:30 PM UTC

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #21

rolandog wrote: post #6

After watching the PewDiePipeline [1] video, and now learning about the Yogapipeline ... I'm starting to wonder if this is a consequence of "flooding" or accumulation of disinformation due to an always-on firehose of falsehood [2]. [1] https://youtu.be/pnmRYRRDbuw [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood

Ah, yes, NonCompete. When's PewDiePie going to the gulag--err, "reform centers"[0]? [0] https://youtu.be/Hmy1jjRnl8I?t=609

inb4 a wave of downvotes crashing on you for questioning the left in any way.

Re: The Wellness-to-Fascism

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Post by austinjp » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 12:15 AM UTC

subjectsigma wrote: post #14

tldrexpal wrote: post #4

TL;DR some people have beliefs that widely differ from the median opinion of The Guardian editors. This is fascism.

It’s insane how blatant it is in this article. Fascism is literally used here to mean “something I don’t like”. I don’t agree with anti-vaxxers who fought lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates. But these people are quite literally fighting for less government control . How can that be construed as fascist ? > is a practitioner of “shamanic arts” who eats natural and organic food, and has more than once been…

> these people are quite literally fighting for less government control. How can that be construed as fascist?

At risk of derailing this thread... It's entirely possible for someone to fight against government control in specific areas of policy. If that person feels threatened they might become more strident in their views, and become more supportive of new policies that implemented their preferences 'firmly'.

I've rarely seen anyone support 'less government' in 100% of situations. When anyone's societal values are threatened (real or imagined) there will be demand for the government to do something about it. When people feel increasingly threatened, they support increasingly 'robust' politicians.

Having said all that, I agree that the word 'fascist' is unhelpful here.

Re: The Wellness-to-Fascism

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Post by rolandog » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 5:38 AM UTC

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #21

rolandog wrote: post #6

After watching the PewDiePipeline [1] video, and now learning about the Yogapipeline ... I'm starting to wonder if this is a consequence of "flooding" or accumulation of disinformation due to an always-on firehose of falsehood [2]. [1] https://youtu.be/pnmRYRRDbuw [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood

Ah, yes, NonCompete. When's PewDiePie going to the gulag--err, "reform centers"[0]? [0] https://youtu.be/Hmy1jjRnl8I?t=609

I'll have to watch that video after work; but from watching about ~30 seconds it seems like he may be equating capitalism to a malady of some sort (something that needs treatment); it's an interesting theory that reminds me of a group of people that quarantined individuals that were angry so that they didn't end up "infecting" others (which I can't find at the moment, but will look up later).