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To resist and survive fascism you must have a moral compass that does not need alignment, approval, or acceptance from the broader society and culture. You must be able to stand alone against fascism even in a society that becomes entirely dominated by fascism.
A lie is still a lie even if nearly everyone believes it. If the world became 99% fascist, the 1% who are anti-fascists would still be on the right side. #AlwaysAntifascist
@continuation Yes, this is what I was getting at when I recently posted this:
https://federate.social/@jik/115207687190031367
@continuation This is a difficult task.
I've heard we need 3%
@continuation there is a theater play about people changing into rhinoceros, that's a metaphor for people accepting fascism as normal
@continuation 💯💯💯 this is not a fight for those who need be part of a herd to feel accepted.
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Happened to watch #Ionesco 's famous #absurdist play #Rhinocéros yesterday, and, although it can be ibterpreted in many ways, the analogy with a society going #fascist was very present for me throughout. In the end, the main character Béranger and his partner Daisy are the last humans to not have transformed into Rhinos, and his moral compass breaks only after she falls for the cult and he is completely alone.
Or more likely dead.
@continuation I think a lot of people simply do not have the strength to do it alone, and while that strength is necessary to a movement, it is not necessary in every single individual for the movement to prevail. We are a social species. We rely on community to survive, which means not leaving the weak behind (though, also, not entrusting them to lead: leadership is just one type of contribution.)
The biggest predictor of a child surviving a horrific abuse environment - which is essentially fascism writ small - to become a functional adult is having just one, single, solitary adult in their lives who believes in them and supports them, even if that support is limited - a teacher, a librarian, a friend’s parent. Support from one other person IS how most people become able to stand in the first place, alone or otherwise. Heroes who can generate strength from nothing are very rare. All our strength is rooted in community.
But: we are never really alone. We have friends everywhere.
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