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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So the far right people are already infighting each other with disinformation. Now they are accusing others of being part of the USAID thing. See this tweet by I,hypocrite (lporiginalg) (Note the guy is a bad guy (an anti-Semite for example), so this is fasc on fasc action).

"So let me get this straight...

Vaush

Aella

Richard Hanania

James Lindsay

Were all funded by USAID? WHO ELSE?

<community note pointing out this isn't true>"

They are coming for you Aella, hope you have an exit strategy (Just saying: Publicly burning bridges, and dropping the chatlogs of others would create a lot of goodwill on the anti-fascist side, and would be a good first step in rebuilding trust with some people (even if for a lot this cannot be regained)).

Perhaps using a lot of lying shitheads to get political clout is a bad idea, as even when you are in power, they will not stop lying (and being shitheads).

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 8 points 15 hours ago

Headline "Heartwarming: The Worst People You Know Are All Fighting" with a picture of Josep Maria García, the man from the "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point" article, grinning happily

Evergreen reaction image.

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Basically this is the usual battle between the literal neo-nazi antisemites and the more mainstream fascists who've pivoted from virulent antisemitism to anti-muslim racism and support for Israel (but that won't stop them from having a go at the (((globalists))) every other day). Fun for all.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah very much whoever wins we lose. We should just build a large trebuchet and fire them all into the sun. But sadly the gov does nothing.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The gov is currently just another faction of the fash infighting.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Thankfully im not American. Checks Dutch news ow fuck our fasc is also infighting

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 4 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, thankfully little happening here, too. Checks Finnish news oh, apparently a cop guarding the president's house killed himself in November. Also some expert's "this kind of Muskian coup could not happen here because that would be illegal" shirt is raising questions already answered by his shirt.