Subject: I appreciate the comment, but
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Posted on: 2022-09-27 13:08:22 UTC
let's not throw around the word "fascist" casually.
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New fairy mission! by
on 2022-09-25 06:32:30 UTC
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This time, it's Sheen and Fáelán after yet another funnily-named sister of Legolas.
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Read, thoughts: by
on 2022-09-27 17:51:01 UTC
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The mission itself felt rushed, I wish we could see more of the badfic; we only got two paragraphs.
That Sue name, though, snickers seriously, that’s got to be the most Suvian of Sue names.
Also, typo:
“not wanting to be outcast” should be “not wanting to be an outcast”
—Ls
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re: mission by
on 2022-09-27 12:41:05 UTC
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So, Sheen believes:
-rules must exist for good reason
-people should bend to society's needs, rather than the other way around
-conforming to the larger group is the only way to be safe
Why, it's distilled fascist ideology in acanman!Can't wait for the inevitable Very Special Episode where the Lawful Neutral action contradicts an objectively better Good action, and Sheen has to make a Choice. Or maybe he just gets told off by a Suvian someday? A Suvian making a speech in support of personal freedoms—and being right!—would be quite a thing to read.
Although Fáelán better watch his own ego, too; even if he seems the most normal of his crew, convincing oneself that one is the "least nutty" in a group can lead to mental blinders, too!
—doctorlit mails Sheen a "make Pixie Hollow great again" hat
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I appreciate the comment, but by
on 2022-09-27 13:08:22 UTC
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let's not throw around the word "fascist" casually.
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Sorry, to clarify: by
on 2022-09-27 19:59:51 UTC
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The root of any specific fascist ideology is the belief that in-groups and out-groups exist, and that there is safety both in conforming to the in-group and in excluding the out-group. That's pretty explicitly a major part of Sheen's mindset, and that's all I was commenting on; I didn't mean to accuse Sheen of adhering to any specific Earth-based fascist movement. (And to be even more clear, I like reading deconstructions of that kind of ideology! I wasn't upset to read it in this story.
—doctorlit
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Enh... by
on 2022-09-28 12:23:34 UTC
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I think that the belief you're referring to is not just a fascist tendency, but a human one. People often engage in us-vs-them.
Wordnik defines fascism as “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.”
So...not quite the same thing? I mean, it does involve what you said, but with a ton of other qualifiers.
—Ls loves dictionaries
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I agree. by
on 2022-09-27 17:53:38 UTC
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“Fascist” is a very loaded word that can simply mean “political party/movement/whatever that I don’t like”. Not always...but sometimes.
Best not to casually throw it around, particularly in conjunction with entirely unrelated political movements.
—Ls