Hasn't James Lindsay explicitly said something like that he'd side with the communists against some other group, I forget which?
I think if you're talking about siding with communists, you don't get to lecture others on that same issue, and you should probably remove your smarmy "anti-Communist" bit from your username.
I fucking hate smarmy Twitter boomers. I could give him the benefit of the doubt and say he's doing the retarded 'it's the same picture' argument...but he won't even say that; he refuses to elaborate on his point, and just calls everyone else ignorant for not understanding him. Bitch, make a point or shut up.
Let's for the sake of argument say that was his point, and ignore all the holes in it...he still needs to make the point, instead of calling people names. From a purely tactical standpoint, just being insulting and dismissive to the people - your own people, probably - that you're trying to convince, is not a good tactic.
Also, even if fascism is communism, is all communism fascism? Because, if it's not, and you're saying it's time to stop attacking communism...yeah. You're not an anti-communist.
He does sort of define it, saying fascism is national and religious. So you more strongly object to nationalism and religion than communism, despite labeling yourself an anti-communist?! Shit like this is why no one trusts James Lindsay anymore. He's a pompous, disingenuous jerk who is subversive.
I liked one of the responses, though:
Probably time to continue attacking Communism and start defining Fascism.
Hasn't James Lindsay explicitly said something like that he'd side with the communists against some other group, I forget which?
I think if you're talking about siding with communists, you don't get to lecture others on that same issue, and you should probably remove your smarmy "anti-Communist" bit from your username.
---James Lindsey, "anti communist"
https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/19AduXueEY/james-lindsey-is-not-anti-commun/c/
Yeah, I think that's the one.
I fucking hate smarmy Twitter boomers. I could give him the benefit of the doubt and say he's doing the retarded 'it's the same picture' argument...but he won't even say that; he refuses to elaborate on his point, and just calls everyone else ignorant for not understanding him. Bitch, make a point or shut up.
Let's for the sake of argument say that was his point, and ignore all the holes in it...he still needs to make the point, instead of calling people names. From a purely tactical standpoint, just being insulting and dismissive to the people - your own people, probably - that you're trying to convince, is not a good tactic.
Also, even if fascism is communism, is all communism fascism? Because, if it's not, and you're saying it's time to stop attacking communism...yeah. You're not an anti-communist.
He does sort of define it, saying fascism is national and religious. So you more strongly object to nationalism and religion than communism, despite labeling yourself an anti-communist?! Shit like this is why no one trusts James Lindsay anymore. He's a pompous, disingenuous jerk who is subversive.
I liked one of the responses, though: