@strypey It doesn't matter if you don't like it. it matters that it's perfectly legal to say it, and the White House is abusing its power.

Please don't apologise for fascism. Thank you.

@h everything is legal to say. It's legal for broadcasters to end every sentence with the N-bomb, but that doesn't mean it's appropriate. If a broadcaster did that, and the White House criticized it, would that be "abusing its power"? As for the last comment, throwing mud at me doesn't strengthen your argument in any way. Slaughtering strawmen does not help us fght fascism. Cheers

@strypey There is zero doubt that the White House is abusing its power.
i only asked you to not apologise for them directing apologies at me. They're not welcome. Cheers.

@h hmm. Can I make a suggestion? How about instead of a) telling me what to think, and b) implying I'm a fascist sympathizer because I expressed a view different from yours, you give me some links to the information that led you to that conclusion? That way I learn something, and you don't come across like the #ThoughtPolice. How does that sound?

@strypey Fine by me as long as you don't direct at me whatever are your words of support for the White House.

As previously requested. Twice.

@h Man, strawmen everywhere must quiver at your approach. I'm not "supporting the White House". I'm criticizing your irresponsible and dangerous over-stretching of the definition of "fascism". But ok, you're broadcasting your party line, not inviting dialogue. Good luck with that.

@strypey
1) I don't care what you think is irresponsible. I don't want to explain anything to you, and i don't have to explain anything to you.

2) If you don't understand which is the most powerful office on Earth, and how you are using your voice to lend support to it, I don't want to hear anything more about it.

3) Also, your N-word analogy was more than unfortunate.

4) There is no party line here. That's a straw man, by the way.

5) Still not welcome. Three times.

@h OK, I've unfollowed you. I hope someone gives you a big hug :) Have a good life.

@strypey I think he must have blocked me? hopefully somebody else will tell him sometime about his approach being super inaccessible to newcomers to antifascist organizing

@holyspiritomb he's always been highly-strung, from what I remember of previous interactions, but I've never seen him go so nuclear so fast. Actual trolls must *love* him :/

@h I'm unclear on the arguments here. Are you saying that it's fascism for a government entity to suggest "this person shouldn't be on TV" for the reason that they used a slur? Because there's no force or pressure behind that suggestion as far as I can tell.

The Trump administration is fascist for trying to systematically delegitimize all criticism, but saying "don't call Ivanka a slur" isn't part of that.

@holyspiritomb Please don't direct at me your apologies for the fascist White House, thank you.

@h I'm trying to understand what you mean, friend. If you don't want to explain your argument, you don't have a responsibility to respond to anyone. It would be cool if you didn't call people fascist apologists for having questions or having a different level of background knowledge. It's extremely inaccessible in activism to be so dismissive.

@holyspiritomb It's always good to ask for clarification and say "I don't understand".

@holyspiritomb Read the news. That wasn't what the White House said.

It's indicative of a certain mindset that some people will prefer to assume that the White House can't be wrong.

But they are. And you are.

Read the fucking news. Thank you.

@h I did read the article you linked. I don't share your level of background knowledge. I have disabilities that affect my reading comprehension. None of these things makes me a fascist apologist.