Yeah they’re exactly right that it’s a whackamole game, but that doesn’t mean that doing it is pointless or ineffective.
The number one enemy of fascism is vigilance. Can’t get a foothold when everyone’s got the spray gun to shoo you off.
It’s that Nazi Bar story at scale, you’re always gonna need to be ready to get the bat and “I mean it.” out, but the second you slip, they’ll become a rooted infestation that grows and grows until they feel comfortable bringing out the real bad folks and stuff in your face.
Yeah they’re exactly right that it’s a whackamole game, but that doesn’t mean that doing it is pointless or ineffective.
The number one enemy of fascism is vigilance. Can’t get a foothold when everyone’s got the spray gun to shoo you off.
It’s that Nazi Bar story at scale, you’re always gonna need to be ready to get the bat and “I mean it.” out, but the second you slip, they’ll become a rooted infestation that grows and grows until they feel comfortable bringing out the real bad folks and stuff in your face.
The number one enemy of Fascism is satisfying the basic needs of the population. Not censorship.