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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I didn’t mean to imply you were wrong, and I’m sorry if I came across that way.

That book opened my eyes to how people passively accepting fascism think, and I think it’s a great way to understand how to talk to such people. That was all.

Then, perhaps giving them such a book might be a way to give them insight and might help them realise how their own thoughts are like those who were interviewed for the book. Like hey, I found this book interesting, what do you think sort of thing.

I didn’t mean to imply anything other than it might help.

e: also, it’s not a polarising book. It’s highly sympathetic

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Ah, I apologize, I read into what you were saying completely wrong. Appreciate the recommendation and the clarifying follow up, and my apologies for immediately jumping to the defence.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    No worries! I’ve been trying to understand why people who are completely normal fall for these things from a sociological and interpersonal perspective for years, because they’re not different from us. It’s the nuance that matters, and I think that book was both enlightening and neutral.

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