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[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People who are the butt of such jokes have an innate tendency to agree and pretend it’s not about them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews

A reason why some German Jews supported Hitler was that they thought that his anti-Semitism was only for "stirring up the masses".[1] Also, they adhered to a kind of respectability politics that led many non-Jews in the German Reich to congratulate the VnJ with the phrase, "If only all Jews were like you."[2]

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a few lesbian coworkers who are absolutely rabid trumpers. It's just some of the craziest shit I've encountered in person.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How to get imagined social status:

  1. Look up to an authoritarian shitheel
  2. Imagine your love for them would be reciprocated in their love for you
  3. Act like "I'm one of the good ones" and oppress people who are like you but don't perfectly match up to the idealised figure of the authoritarian leader

Oppressing others is a win/win for people who enjoy pretending to important AND bullying others, and I can't see it ever completely going out of style.

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know their views on that, it's never come up. I know they really hate black people, which is the primary impetus behind their support of trump. They like to use the word "native" to describe them, thinking they're oh-so-subtle and secret with that shit, similar to the "let's go brandon" vibe.