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Funny how so many people are convinced that posting a sarcastic comment about the rise of fascism is doing their bit to stop it.

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I mean, the way people talk about things is what shifts a culture. Power is in the language we use too.
@HijabaDabbaDoo Not really.

If you think otherwise, what’s the specific number of SW posts required to stop bombs falling in Gaza?
@AdmiralPrune yes, really. How do you think attitudes shifted towards racism? People changed their language, same with homophobia. They helped it evolve into a new standard. Being satirical about fascism is a position, whether it's individually powerful or not doesn't matter, it's a position and a decision that's setting a tone.

Progressively shifting culture is not the same as having the same level of privilege and power in the hands of politicians. If language had no power why would people use their voices to even protest?
@AdmiralPrune Perhaps the better question might be ..

How many times do residents of Gaza have to suffer for the terroristic actions of Hamas before choosing to hang them in the streets vs letting them hide in their schools and hospitals. They are not fully innocent in this.
@HijabaDabbaDoo Attitudes aren’t shifting. Nobody comes here to have their mind changed. I could talk to you for hours about how amazing Isreal is and you’d still hold the same views.

And nothing done here has ever changed a single thing about any current event.