Just blocked someone who said they love a moral panic because it "distracts the crazies" A of all, I am amused by it because it's funny but I can't "love" it because I know where it leads, and B of all, I am the crazies Moral panics are a banality of evil thing; it's always the normies swept up - ThreadSky

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alexandraerin.com • 84 days ago

Just blocked someone who said they love a moral panic because it "distracts the crazies"

A of all, I am amused by it because it's funny but I can't "love" it because I know where it leads, and B of all, I am the crazies

Moral panics are a banality of evil thing; it's always the normies swept up

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weaselproof.bsky.social•83 days ago

Anyone who talks about "distractions" is an armchair private who can't even manage the thinking of an armchair sergeant, much less the armchair general they imagines themself to be. Even if intended as a feint (this isn't), a successful feint gets reinforced to a real attack.

alexandraerin.com•83 days ago

This shitpost = the 'Apollo/gift of prophecy" meme

alexandraerin.com•83 days ago

I've now blocked people for both "moral panics are all a big joke" and "don't laugh at moral panics, they're not a joke" takes

Moral panics are a serious threat with real-world consequence, and this one happens to be deeply funny. Gallows humor is a thing, and ridicule is a vital tool in our kit.