• @housefinch@lemmygrad.ml
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    82 years ago

    They’re confused all right, I remember was a patsoc dude on reddit that was simping for Patriotfront (actual Neonazis) a while back, before recent events.

    Can’t seem to distinguish the future that still needs to be built vs the current imperialist horseshit. Met one in real life a many years back, the guy honestly believed the US was the most socialist nation on earth, an AES and supported some AES but not CN or Cuba. He mentioned he read, which confused me and just sort of walked away like WUT. We were working on something technical, so I quickly realized it was a functional literacy issue.

    I realize functional literacy in the US and elsewhere is shitty on purpose, but dang, Idk what to suggest in that case. Feels insulting to tell people to learn2 actually read :/

    I also realize some is malicious (like the shit on reddit) and has parallels to what the Nazis would do in Germany in appropriating socialist imagery and jargon to push their line.