“Humour has become a central weapon of extremist movements to subvert open societies and to lower the threshold towards violence.” - European Commission, 2021
Via nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt (but actually real and not created by Allen)
Pepe might literally save us
you can’t be mad
you can’t laugh
you are allowed only to be sad
Only jokes approved by the central ministry of comedy are allowed.
Point of order:
By “open society” they mean “fascist centralized control”, and by “far right” they mean people who like to choose things instead of being told what to do.
I’m sure them leaving this information out was an honest mistake 🤓
They know humor is a powerful weapon against tyranny so of course they will attack it.
🤡🌎
Ban humor.
Humor is literally the opposite. It's a unique trait among humans, and the point is to diffuse, not elevate situations. Subverting expectations gives pause and lowers the level of agitation.
Maybe this is 4D chess and they're making fools of themselves for that reason! ... Nah... too smart for the global elites.
You may only laugh at the noncompliant
I don't think I've ever seen memes used for the types of purposes discussed in this piece.
Is this all a deliberate part of building the false narrative to justify massive internet censorship?
wow much crap analysis
Maybe the real treasure was the crypto-fascist politicians we exposed along the way…
