• stembolts@programming.dev
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    9 months ago

    Memes and jokes have been used to disguise cultural movements, not just once, but always.

    “Just joking” about wanting to kill you, before actually killing you, is not a new idea. There were always people who thought it was “just a joke”, then the killing started.

    If you are using those jokes and memes, you are helping those movements.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Yep! The_donald was one big meme fest in the beginning.

      There’s a whole political science research on it.

      Starts as a joke. Some who don’t get the joke join and get so loud, they push the jokesters away. Continues to grow and spiral.

      Other examples: Earth is flat.

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        9 months ago

        I’m waiting for birds aren’t real to be replaced with actual looneytunes that believe 100% in it.