Post #2809306
2024-08-27 19:16 UTC
@kissane@mas.to I think there are a couple of things...
Firstly, purity tests are an aspect of fascism, they're all about the individual subsuming and sacrificing themselves to an ideology or belief (usually that of the believer so it's making the other person subordinate and using the ideology as the lever to do so). It's not a coincidence that people who are judging others on these purist standards also see themselves as martyrs (and greatly underappreciated for their greatness). None of this is reasonable nor does it leave room for people to be human and imperfect. (We're all human and imperfect, even the people who believe themselves above all this.)
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@iju@mastodon.social 2024-08-27 20:23
@fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe @kissane@mas.to I mean, purity is a thing about fascism, sure, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, purity is a thing that also happens when you have to protect your identity against majority. That's how you get those flamboyant gays of 1980s, or vegans of the same period, or stop-oil -activists today. You either make yourself a caricature by demanding rights, or you stay in the closet. (I can only think how many gotchas Thunberg gets for owning a phone, or using clothes, electricity etc).