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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'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.
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't give the bastards that power. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1011377746642006016?s=20
It wears you down intentionally.
Don't give the bastards that power. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1011377746642006016?s=20
"What do you get when you sit at a table with 10 nazis? https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1142303515076730882?s=20
A practical beginner's guide to shaming and shunning trumpists and nazis. https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1150814875481886721?s=20
Progression from authoritarianism to fascism to genocide in trump's America https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1150481435041550336?s=20
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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).
"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's family, friends and co-workers are trumpists, nazis and racists.
Appreciated that someone talked about how to cope with the realization that one'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
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
Last but not least, some comic relief.
"White Nationalists Problems", with gifs: https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1159297678737465344?s=20
"White Nationalists Problems", with gifs: https://twitter.com/ct_la/status/1159297678737465344?s=20
