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You will not win a propaganda war, because to win this game, you have to become the dragon yourself. So even if you win, you lose the most important asset in this cultural war, your dedication to the truth over needing to control public perception.I'm on my phone, so forgive the mass quoting, but I kind of want to get your attention here.
From what I've gleaned from your posts, you were an Altfurry at one point, but saw the light at some point so I'd like to commend you for that starting off. Your insights are interesting to read and I agree with many of them.
That said, I would remind you that there were many of us had ideological differences with the liberal parts of the anti-fascist movement, but decided to aid anti-fascism because they are the moral victors over fascists and racists. There are also those of us who have been on the right side of history from Day 1 and had no change of heart, no offense.
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and I have said that deplatforming and defunding bad actors is an important primary tactic, but we have noted that on platforms where that is not possible, particularly in the fandom, it is necessary to leave those bad actors undisputed to spread their propaganda and hate speech.
Whether that is done subtly or gruffly, it still needs to be done because when it comes to what you term anti-fascism, the propaganda war is most important front of combating fascists.
And yes, I am aware of the differences between different leftist groups. There is a good reason why I prefer to be an iconoclast when it comes to being an anarcho-communist. I work towards goals, not towards group interests.