What follows, in no particular order, are some older threads I wrote about how to (not) interact with nazis, trumpists and their ilk esp when they& #39;re pushy or horrible.

Dear readers:
This is all stuff they taught us in West German school in the 70s/80s.
For 13 yrs.
Every term.
Here is one on taking you attention back when we are being bombarded daily by propaganda and lies.

It wears you down intentionally.

Don& #39;t give the bastards that power. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1011377746642006016?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
"What do you get when you sit at a table with 10 nazis? https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1142303515076730882?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
A practical beginner& #39;s guide to shaming and shunning trumpists and nazis. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1150814875481886721?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
Progression from authoritarianism to fascism to genocide in trump& #39;s America https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1150481435041550336?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
Another primer on taking back you power by shunning and shaming fascists/trumpists, with practical examples (back in German hi school, we role played this stuff; fun, fun, fun) https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1010370983239118849?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
What (not) to do when forced to spend time around trumpists against your will or choice https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1064223382852460544?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
More on refusing to get drawn into debating the indefensible, with an example I encountered here: https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1142922019089944576?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
Holy Cthulu, this pre-pandemic threat predicting what trump will do to stay in power aged scarily well https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1164310604510687235?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
This one of how to deal with trumpist family members and others in their lives really hit home at the time.

(It was a huge issue in post-1945 GER too. Most surviving families, incl mine, had members that were shunned as unrepentant nazis.) https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1009896536623333376?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
Ah - here it is: The thread that started them all:

"Pro tips on fighting fascism"

Been looking for it for years. Finally coaxed it out of Advanced Search.

Thread got a LOT more traction than I expected and a ton of replies (1st time replies notifications bricked my phone).
I realized then that people appreciated the information.

Appreciated that someone talked about how to cope with the realization that one& #39;s family, friends and co-workers are trumpists, nazis and racists.
So, reluctantly, I dredged up my anti-fascist West German education.

I never expected to share with Americans how to deal with and fight fascism at home.

It was a relief to leave that burden behind when I emigrated here.

And yet.

Here we all are. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1008508311207985152?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
Last but not least, some comic relief.

"White Nationalists Problems", with gifs: https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1159297678737465344?s=20">https://twitter.com/ct_la/sta...
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