@Spicewalla @accretionist @BlackAzizAnansi correct. Once ppl are scared shitless, they’ll believe any bullshit a strongman peddles if only he promises to make the pain go away. This is 100% why communities need to support the weakest among us. If you've got the bandwidth to help the vulnerable, do it. Fascists exploit the vulnerable bc they do not give one single shit who they hurt along their quest for power (preaching to the choir, I'm sure).