Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoWhy was Hitler all about "blonde hair and blue eye Aryan?" When he would not be in the ball park of one or exhibit any of the traits he was looking for?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareWhy was Hitler all about "blonde hair and blue eye Aryan?" When he would not be in the ball park of one or exhibit any of the traits he was looking for?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareMalica@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up82arrow-down1·6 days agoYou’ll notice this is a theme among right wingers. Like how a guy named Enrique Tarrio runs the proud boys, a white nationalist terrorism group.
minus-squareell1e@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 days agoRight wing extremists aren’t really known for being smart (outside of perhaps some of the paid grifters).
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down3·6 days agoDefine “smart” - I don’t think it’s intelligence they’re lacking so much as empathy and logic. These are damaged people.
minus-squareMummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoEmpathy is intellegence.
minus-squareNocklusamigos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoSmart - figuring out things and drawing right conclusions. Including conclusions about himself, self reflecting.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoA cuban immigrant/ or child of one too, a dark skin white supremecist is some mental gymnastics. but even the people in his “organization” refers him as token black guy.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoAnd the trans neonazi who just tried to shoot up a Hindu temple. I feel slightly more knowledge of history may have helped there.
You’ll notice this is a theme among right wingers. Like how a guy named Enrique Tarrio runs the proud boys, a white nationalist terrorism group.
Right wing extremists aren’t really known for being smart (outside of perhaps some of the paid grifters).
Define “smart” - I don’t think it’s intelligence they’re lacking so much as empathy and logic. These are damaged people.
Empathy is intellegence.
Smart - figuring out things and drawing right conclusions. Including conclusions about himself, self reflecting.
A cuban immigrant/ or child of one too, a dark skin white supremecist is some mental gymnastics. but even the people in his “organization” refers him as token black guy.
And the trans neonazi who just tried to shoot up a Hindu temple. I feel slightly more knowledge of history may have helped there.