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:pit:s in the comments larping about the dark lord returning and making jokes about “just following orders”

  • groundling20XX [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Now, I’m not claiming to be a Nazi expert here, but I’m going to guess this is more just counter signaling their own cultural in group and instead of getting their house sign they are doing some symbol that shows they like this particular IP and at the same time “they are not like other fans.” Now if their is some neo-nazi Harry Potter cult on TERF island harassing trans people and people of color I apologize in advance but my read is that this is completely defanged.

    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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      3 years ago

      One of the things that makers libs so bad at recognizing fascism is how effectively they utilize that plausible deniability but I think you’re right in this case.

      The Reddit op is from what I can see pretty standard potentially-reactionary American, not overtly fash but does seem the type that would side with real fascists pretty quick, they seem pro-cop or at least have a copaganized view of the police and have some other kind of generally misanthropic “idiocracy was right” kind of views just from a cursory overview of their account

        • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah like I said I think you’re right they’re not a nazi. I’m just saying all it would take for it to be a fash symbol is 4chan deciding it’s sufficiently ironic to line up behind. They’ve done it with other innocuous shit before

    • effervescent [they/them]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Yeah looking through some profiles, I think you’re right. I guess when I see people saying “the dark lord will rise again” I read them as understanding the very clear political implications of that. But it looks like they mostly post about game of thrones and naruto

      • HornyOnMain
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        3 years ago

        Yeah that person just seemed like an edgy teenager especially since his flair was

        CW: Cringe ahead

        Revere him, praise him, this noble & beautiful god