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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 107 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I say we keep a list of fascist sheriffs instead.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
[–] Disgracefulone@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is just a list of sheriff departments

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think that was their point.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it felt like Hiccup's "You just pointed at all of me" quip.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

They're calling all sheriffs fascist

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 15 points 2 months ago

A list of sherriffs, then?

[–] Th3BFG@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a map! Add the fascists and protect yourselves. https://magatmap.com

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 months ago (4 children)

"It's wrong when they do it, it's okay if we do it."

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Keeping a list of people openly putting out fascist paraphernalia is a good thing because people like this hide as soon as the wind turns against them. Don't let them fade into the background.

[–] jhymesba@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So...I'm with you. Fascists are bad, and we need to make sure that Fascists can't hide their fascism when and if we get this country sorted and back on its feet. But I have questions!

  • How do we ensure that we only catch Fascists? Your Magatmap seems to require an image, but no description.
  • What stops me from cooking up an AI image of somebody I don't like with Trump flags and swastika arm bands and getting them submitted to your system?
  • What happens if this guy was a Trumpet in 2016, but is apologetic about it now and swears he's no longer a trumpet?
  • How do you ensure that innocent people not get caught up in your MAGAt Map?
  • What are we supposed to do with the map afterwards?

Liberals have a good reason for questioning your methods here. We don't want to become what we hate because when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you. We've seen it happen time and time again. And those of us who look at your suggestion wonder if we will become Nazis trying to fight Nazis your way.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website -1 points 2 months ago

Its not my map

[–] Th3BFG@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MAGAt Map is like Family Watchdog. It provides locations to avoid for safety.

The Ohio Sheriff is advocating lists for retribution and mob violence using a position of power.

I hope you can see the difference.

[–] friendlymessage 8 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Read the other comments here, that map will be used for mob violence, too

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Does anyone here believe that these are equivalent, and that both of your statements are true?

[–] dubious@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

it's a war. we're the good guys. glad you're catching on.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it's a war. we're the good guys.

Said by everyone who has ever participated in a way.

[–] dubious@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

sure, but only one side can win. which side do you want that to be?

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The side that's not making a map of everyone who disagrees with them so that they can punish them as soon as they have the power to do so.

[–] dubious@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

maybe you should leave the country then. i'm here to win because i care about what this planet looks like after i'm gone. there is no place for cowards any more.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (16 children)

I don't live in your third world country where the only way to beat fascism is with your own list of "undesirables" to purge as soon as you have the power to do so.

i care about what this planet looks like after i'm gone

It's starting to look pretty faschy to me either way.

there is no place for cowards any more.

But to be clear: you're not calling for violence right?

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[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You don't fucking "win" in any context of what your talking about. For every person who you "eradicate" of conservative thinking just makes the pendulum of thinking swing harder to resist what your attempting to do. You sound like a child or autistic. I haven't decided which yet.

[–] dubious@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i think people would cheer to see swaths of conservatives cease to exist.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

That's....weird to say about your fellow countrymen. Like treasonous almost.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

You should write that all over your car