(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2020, @05:14AM
by Anonymous Coward
on Friday June 26 2020, @05:14AM (#1012786)
Good ideals don't excuse bad behavior. Speaking of fascists, you might want to read the Fascist Manifesto. [wikipedia.org] It was the document which defined the original literal Fascist Party's ideals and values. You might find you agree with most, if not all, of it. That's not a problem - I do too. But do you know what history now just remembers them as Fascists? Because ideals don't matter - behavior does. And their ideals were noble, but their methods were fascist.
Tearing down statues, forming digital mobs (alongside real life ones now), extreme racism while claiming it's not racism, and having 0 hesitancy to engage in every possible Machiavellian scheme if they think it will further their ends, and of course an absolute and extreme intolerance for any other worldview is what is increasingly defining the democratic party today. And I suspect that is what they will be remembered for, especially should they continue further down the dangerous path they're already on.
(Score: 5, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 25 2020, @11:18PM (4 children)
Ah yes, those damn liberal fascists trying to get healthcare and equality for everyone. Yup, real scary those ones. Your centrist shtick is lame.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday June 26 2020, @12:54AM (2 children)
I have this broad brush that I use on TMB. His people are used to being painted "alt-right" as well as "alt-white".
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday June 27 2020, @03:05AM (1 child)
"Painted"? Is that like "colored" but for people who can be trusted not to spill?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday June 27 2020, @05:32AM
Mudblood Muggle! Not that that is bad thing, unless you tie it to rightwing nutjob libertariantard idiology!
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2020, @05:14AM
Good ideals don't excuse bad behavior. Speaking of fascists, you might want to read the Fascist Manifesto. [wikipedia.org] It was the document which defined the original literal Fascist Party's ideals and values. You might find you agree with most, if not all, of it. That's not a problem - I do too. But do you know what history now just remembers them as Fascists? Because ideals don't matter - behavior does. And their ideals were noble, but their methods were fascist.
Tearing down statues, forming digital mobs (alongside real life ones now), extreme racism while claiming it's not racism, and having 0 hesitancy to engage in every possible Machiavellian scheme if they think it will further their ends, and of course an absolute and extreme intolerance for any other worldview is what is increasingly defining the democratic party today. And I suspect that is what they will be remembered for, especially should they continue further down the dangerous path they're already on.