• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Fascists need to project an image of strength on both themselves and their enemy

    If either are perceived as weak that hurts their support, because they spend all this time painting themselves as a necessary solution to something even worse.

    The people in Portland are doing exactly the right thing

    Mock the fascists & make them look ridiculous. It completely fucks up the entire plan.

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      They just have parental issues. It’s why they’re all about having an authoritarian dictator and a powerful state. The miss having a mother do everything for them, or they have a deep yearn for the father they never had.

      Then a strong figure like Benito stands up and say, “Don’t worry! I am here and I will take care of everything for you. All I need is your unconditional love and you will get mine in return.”

      “…Pa…Papa? 🥹”