The Conservative Democracies

Aleksanteri Otto Myrsky wrote:

Short of blanket banning Fascism from the site, which is not a very realistic or feasible proposition, opponents of Fascism have two main options;

1) Engage in an intellectual debate to try to convince Fascists to let go of their Fascist views. However, since the Anti-Fascists usually don't want to "platform" Fascists, they resort to option 2) Alienate, ostracize and "quarantine" Fascists, which is more or less succesfull. For instance there are always those with their own gripes with the Antifa who will cooperate with the Fascist just to spite the Antifa. Fifth Empire has many embassies and friends despite the "problematic regions database" policy of psychological social shaming that is being pushed in recent years.

The more major problem with option 2) is that alienated Fascists will only result in more radicalized Fascists. They will find legitimacy in the opposition they face and convert their isolation into their strength. I know what the rhetoric and narrative is "Everyone out there hates us, wants us dead, we only have each other to rely on". In this environment, the Fascists will grow increasingly convinced they are right and all others are wrong, the enemy, or an agent of the enemy. It is a feedback loop.

The interesting question remains why the Anti-Fascists don't make a better effort at intellectually disarming Fascism. Is it because they feel afraid they might actually be drawn to Fascism in the process or because they find themselves intellectually unable to match the Fascists? If they thought they were more than capable of doing it, why do they not do it? In all honesty I feel like the point of "they are not worth our time" is nothing but a cop-out and an excuse.

Anyway, I looked up your name on the Fifth Empire forum search and now I remember why you sounded familiar. You were posting on the board via the Embassy-feature for a brief exchange and had at first asked about the WFE-entry's meaning. Then when I volunteered to explain it, since I was the one to originally design it, you asked me about not being a Fascist anymore.

Aleksanteri Otto Myrsky wrote:

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Did you at that time get a lot of flak from having had an Embassy with FE?