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0 pointsmijoharas7mo ago0 comments

I don't think that's fair, I mostly thought that until I read his recent blog post[0] where he wished for fewer non-white people in London and praises a far-right fascist figure in England (Tommy Robinson, he was a member of the BNP[1] for while before he started the EDL which was more extreme).

When you're advocating for ethno-nationalism and praising fascists, I don't think you can get mad at people thinking maybe you're a little bit fascist, or can claim to be in the centre politically.

[0] https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_Party

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ergocoder7mo ago

I read it and I don't see it.

He praised one policy from Tommy Robinson. This doesn't mean he support every single action performed by Tommy Robinson for eternity.

He advocates for stricter immigration laws and is against mass immigration.

He then praises the stricter immigration laws in Denmark. Then, Denmark would be considered facist and ethno-nationalistic by your logic?

> I don't think you can get mad at people thinking maybe you're a little bit fascist, or can claim to be in the centre politically

I'm actually mad that the word fascist is losing its meaning.

Wanting a stricter immigration law is now fascist, and Denmark is basically considered fascist for all these years for having stricter immigration laws praised by DHH...

At worst, this view is centered.

mijoharasOP7mo ago

I disagree, wanting stricter immigration is not fascist, and isn't the problem I have with the article.

He argues that non-White people aren't British[0], that's the bit where it gets a bit fascist for me.

There's a debate to be had about immigration, that I think is valid. I think there's nothing wrong with advocating to reduce immigration. I think saying non-White people (who were born here, just so we can get away from the immigration side of things) aren't British is a dick move and kinda fascist.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45358344

mijoharasOP7mo ago

I also find it really frustrating:

> I'm actually mad that the word fascist is losing its meaning.

When someone espouses ethno-nationalist viewpoints (a core part of fascism), and praises a fascist, I don't think it's unreasonable to say "hey that guy sounds a bit fascist", and I think pushing back against that is what is making fascism lose its meaning.

Now, saying "I don't think it's fascist because X" is perfectly valid, but that's not what I'm seeing here. It feels like a knee-jerk reaction, which I don't think is fair in this case.

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ergocoder7mo ago

I read it and I don't see it.

He praised one policy from Tommy Robinson. This doesn't mean he support every single action performed by Tommy Robinson for eternity.

He advocates for stricter immigration laws and is against mass immigration.

He then praises the stricter immigration laws in Denmark. Then, Denmark would be considered facist and ethno-nationalistic by your logic?

> I don't think you can get mad at people thinking maybe you're a little bit fascist, or can claim to be in the centre politically

I'm actually mad that the word fascist is losing its meaning.

Wanting a stricter immigration law is now fascist, and Denmark is basically considered fascist for all these years for having stricter immigration laws praised by DHH...

At worst, this view is centered.

mijoharasOP7mo ago

I disagree, wanting stricter immigration is not fascist, and isn't the problem I have with the article.

He argues that non-White people aren't British[0], that's the bit where it gets a bit fascist for me.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45358344

mijoharasOP7mo ago

I also find it really frustrating:

> I'm actually mad that the word fascist is losing its meaning.

Now, saying "I don't think it's fascist because X" is perfectly valid, but that's not what I'm seeing here. It feels like a knee-jerk reaction, which I don't think is fair in this case.

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