Crackhappy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoI am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas?message-squaremessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down126
arrow-up1161arrow-down1message-squareI am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·edit-24 months agoGive him 1984 so he can understand where authoritarianism leads. EDIT: who the fuck downvoted this? How is teaching a kid about the horror of authoritarianism a bad thing?
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoOf course good shout
minus-squareangstylittlecatboy@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIn the context of Lemmy, my best explanation is that tankies hate Orwell.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoDo they not see the irony in that?
Give him 1984 so he can understand where authoritarianism leads.
EDIT: who the fuck downvoted this? How is teaching a kid about the horror of authoritarianism a bad thing?
Animal farm, too.
Of course good shout
In the context of Lemmy, my best explanation is that tankies hate Orwell.
Do they not see the irony in that?