Some jokes affect real life. “Thanos did nothing wrong” is inseparable from legitimately dangerous Malthusian nonsense, and there’s a razor-thin margin between joking about space Nazis and full-throated endorsement.
The only difference between this and “Austrian veteran and artist attacked in bar brawl” is the facade of popular fiction. Both can be jokes - sincerely, insincere. There’s ample room for humor in absurd counter-factual exaggeration, where half the laughter is over how much of an asshole someone would have to be, to say that. But sometimes those posts are from actual assholes. Sometimes ‘calm down, it’s a joke’ is how trolls spread awful ideas, with all opposition silenced.
Even when that opposition is politely saying: can we not? Let’s don’t. Here’s why.
Stop. You want to discuss real life implications, do it somewhere else. I already told you, read the rules. “No politics” is pretty much the only thing we’re asking for beyond the basics. End of discussion.
Or it can be a Star Wars joke. Don’t take things too seriously, and keep real-life politics out. Check the rules.
Some jokes affect real life. “Thanos did nothing wrong” is inseparable from legitimately dangerous Malthusian nonsense, and there’s a razor-thin margin between joking about space Nazis and full-throated endorsement.
The only difference between this and “Austrian veteran and artist attacked in bar brawl” is the facade of popular fiction. Both can be jokes - sincerely, insincere. There’s ample room for humor in absurd counter-factual exaggeration, where half the laughter is over how much of an asshole someone would have to be, to say that. But sometimes those posts are from actual assholes. Sometimes ‘calm down, it’s a joke’ is how trolls spread awful ideas, with all opposition silenced.
Even when that opposition is politely saying: can we not? Let’s don’t. Here’s why.
Stop. You want to discuss real life implications, do it somewhere else. I already told you, read the rules. “No politics” is pretty much the only thing we’re asking for beyond the basics. End of discussion.
God this is insufferable, its just a meme dude chill.