If you come across a well-dressed Nazi, the story isn’t that he’s well-dressed. It’s that he’s a Nazi.
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@islivingston
This is precisely why no one pays attention to the MSM or Kos, Jones, etc. Constant “everyone is a Nazi.”
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@SusieMadrak
Or at the very least, the story should be "Don't let the superficial trappings fool you...this is a Nazi."
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@kairyssdal
if you read it, you soon realize that it's not the crux of the story. It goes to the mainstreaming of the movemnt
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@sazza_jay
Also anyone remember that Hugo Boss designed Nazi uniforms? Well dressed monsters are still just that, monsters!
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@ObsoleteDogma
Pro tip: try reading the actual story instead of just the headline. (I know, reading—BORING!—but you might learn something.)
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@ObsoleteDogma
Oh and journalism fun fact: the person who writes the story doesn't usually write the headline. I know, crazy, right?
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@ObsoleteDogma
Once upon a time, there was a whole writing style where you didn't preach, moralize, or tell your readers what to think.
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@ObsoleteDogma
Instead, you drew a portrait of a person, using all those "writing" skills, & trusted your readers to think for themselves.
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@ObsoleteDogma
Of course, that requires readers to actually read, which requires critical thinking skills & independent judgment.
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So much easier just to be told what to think, and how to think it, in memes, tweets, and clickable headlines.
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@ObsoleteDogma
The funny thing is I actually agree that we should call characters like him Nazis. Or, at the very least, neo-Nazis. But one
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@ObsoleteDogma
thing we should probably avoid doing? Joining in an internet lynch mob denouncing a journalist for using the "wrong" words.
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@ObsoleteDogma
The actual article is terrifying, thorough, & chilling in its understatement. And part of what makes it work is the detailed
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description of Spencer's ultra-privileged background & carefully cultivated aura of respectability.
@JoshHarkinson
sits back
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