I know how they’d define one, but the question in my mind when it comes up is specifically how the accusers would define one. Because along with there being a difference between going by a conventional definition and going by a modified one, there is also a difference between having your own modified definition and it just being vague.
It’s why, when I criticize many of these people, I don’t use the word “fascist”. I just use the words that come to mind when I first think of what kind of individual they are. I don’t even use the word “terrorist” half the time for the same reason, I just describe them based on direct adjectives for the act itself. “Mass murderer” seems completely fine.
The word terrorist is pretty functionally useless. One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist, but a fascist is a fascist. The word might be badly misused from time to time, but the but the whole MAGA enterprise is without question a fascist movement.
You mentioned Joe Rogan elsewhere. If Rogan is interviewing a fascist, then Rogan is a fascist. If Rogan is interviewing a socialist, then he is a socialist. He’s just a mid-wit echo chamber who got captured by a right wing audience. I think he finally figured out that he fucked up, but can’t figure out how to escape without losing his whole audience.
I know how they’d define one, but the question in my mind when it comes up is specifically how the accusers would define one. Because along with there being a difference between going by a conventional definition and going by a modified one, there is also a difference between having your own modified definition and it just being vague.
It’s why, when I criticize many of these people, I don’t use the word “fascist”. I just use the words that come to mind when I first think of what kind of individual they are. I don’t even use the word “terrorist” half the time for the same reason, I just describe them based on direct adjectives for the act itself. “Mass murderer” seems completely fine.
The word terrorist is pretty functionally useless. One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist, but a fascist is a fascist. The word might be badly misused from time to time, but the but the whole MAGA enterprise is without question a fascist movement.
You mentioned Joe Rogan elsewhere. If Rogan is interviewing a fascist, then Rogan is a fascist. If Rogan is interviewing a socialist, then he is a socialist. He’s just a mid-wit echo chamber who got captured by a right wing audience. I think he finally figured out that he fucked up, but can’t figure out how to escape without losing his whole audience.
It might help if he had a co-host.
It’s not like he couldn’t afford one. He was just chasing the money. His listeners didn’t want accurate facts, and neither did his sponsors.