cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44803221

Because hatred is cheaper to them and simplifies business operations.

  1. Since both permanent war and heroism are difficult games to play, the Ur-Fascist transfers his will to power to sexual matters. This is the origin of machismo (which implies both disdain for women and intolerance and condemnation of nonstandard sexual habits, from chastity to homosexuality). Since even sex is a difficult game to play, the Ur-Fascist hero tends to play with weapons — doing so becomes an ersatz phallic exercise.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Military intelligence will suffer for this.

    First they don’t want the potheads working for the NSA, and now they don’t want transgender people working for contractors?

    Who the hell is going to do all the programming?