The "bundle of sticks" analogy has historically been used a lot by fascists. If someone used it to try to convince me, you can be sure it would backfire!
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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"Well, you see, a single stick can easiky be broken in two, but a bundle of sticks will stand to almost anything!
Now, imagine if you will, that one of those sticks was actually an axe handle..."
"... used to prosecute minorities."
In fact it's literally the origin of the word fascism: from the Latin fascis, meaning "bundle".
Horseshoe theory and such
No.
Yes.
Horseshoe theory completely misunderstands both fascism and communism.
Generally speaking, from a layman's pov(which I am), the theory kinda holds water IMHO.
Both right and left have a common thread. Humans.
That's kind of a given.
It's just tankies complaining about it, for obvious reasons.
A bundle of sticks is conveniently burned after the person wielding them is done getting them where they want them.
That works with all groups. Use scary words and everybody reacts emotionally. That's where new euphemisms are created.
Is there a lemmy community where things can be discussed while using all the scary words?
Hmm apes together strong so like, you get a bundle of sticks and apply that to society and then we can call it fasciiiisss-... awwwww fuck...
Would it amuse you to know there are not one but two in the US house of representatives.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces#/media/File%3AState_of_the_Union_entrance_2011.jpg
I'm not surprised at all. Fascist fuck country. Don't believe me, just look at what they do at and around the border.
It isn't that the words are scary that they should be avoided, it is that so few People bothered to learn what any of them actually are. And based upon the childish proclamation you made, I'm including you in the can't be bothered crowd.
It's important to be able to spread ideas if you want to see them succeed. So we could refuse to talk to people until they learn the words we like, or we could get creative with transmitting the ideas.
Or maybe this is a meme
And because they can't be bothered to learn what they are...
... they're scary.
You gotta find a way to sell a product to a reluctant buyer, this is the way to do it.