this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
441 points (97.6% liked)

Technology

34795 readers
299 users here now

This is the official technology community of Lemmy.ml for all news related to creation and use of technology, and to facilitate civil, meaningful discussion around it.


Ask in DM before posting product reviews or ads. All such posts otherwise are subject to removal.


Rules:

1: All Lemmy rules apply

2: Do not post low effort posts

3: NEVER post naziped*gore stuff

4: Always post article URLs or their archived version URLs as sources, NOT screenshots. Help the blind users.

5: personal rants of Big Tech CEOs like Elon Musk are unwelcome (does not include posts about their companies affecting wide range of people)

6: no advertisement posts unless verified as legitimate and non-exploitative/non-consumerist

7: crypto related posts, unless essential, are disallowed

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The "alt-right" never think about the children nor have they done anything with children as an excuse. That was the rallying cry of the "Compassionate Conservatives" and the televangelists who banned video games and rap music in the 90's and also why you have to click "yes I'm 18" on many websites including lemmy. "Think of the children" is just what authoritarians use as an excuse to push their agenda whether that is ensuring the State has a monopoly on violence, or trying to ban things they don't like.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What the fuck are you talking about? They've definitely been using children as an excuse as they attack libraries. Pay attention.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That seems like normal conservative stuff to me. No need to call it the "alt-right" which in itself is a normalizing term that provides cover for the conservatives culture warriors that have existed forever.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the alt right, the modern Conservative Party has been folded into it. There's no cover, they're fascists or they support them.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

Alt-right is a term coined by a horrible presidential candidate as she attempted to draw a false distinction between a "good conservative" and a "bad conservative." But the distinction is without a difference.