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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 02:04:41 JST Aral Balkan

   If you’re still on Twitter/X does that mean you’re a fascist?

   No, of course not.

   It just means fascism isn’t a deal breaker for you.

   #twitter #x #fascism

   • Missing The Point (missingthept@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 04:26:27 JST Missing The Point

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     @aral “I’m not facsist, I’m just fascist-adjacent.”

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 04:26:27 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Missing The Point

     @MissingThePt Careful now, there are instances out there that’ll block you for saying far less ;)

     💕

   • Darcy (mor696@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 04:46:40 JST Darcy

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     @aral

     Sorry I completely Disagree with your statement Aral!

     If you're still on Twitter you are supporting Fascism so therefore if you support fascism you are by default a fascist.

     You see comments like yours are what's wrong with the world. It gives people a way to duck and cover & hide their true beliefs.

     Your comment is little more than gaslighting.

     People in general need to say what they mean and mean what they say and stop with the wishy washy BS language.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 04:46:40 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Darcy

     @Mor696 First off, don’t paraphrase me and create a red herring to rile against.

     Secondly, kindly go bark up some other tree.

     (In case that’s too wishy-washy BS language, I’m telling you in no uncertain terms to fuck off.)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 05:17:01 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Rudy

     @rudy Congratulations on your detection abilities. It’s owned and operated by a fascist.

   • Rudy (rudy@mstdn.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 05:17:02 JST Rudy

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     @aral if someone is pissing into the Atlantic on the European side, does that mean i love swimming in piss here on the North American side?

     no, of course not

     i evaluate what twitter is (or is not) based on what i see in my "Following" timeline

     i detect something like 0.0003% piss

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 22:33:07 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Norman Wilson

     @oclsc I don’t know, man, what does it make you if you conflate people who use a social network with people whose lives are at risk because they’re stuck in a fascist country?

     And what does it make you if you conflate people who decry fascism with fascists?

     I’ll just hold this mirror here while I bid you adieu.

   • Norman Wilson (oclsc@mstdn.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 22:33:08 JST Norman Wilson

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     @aral If you want to talk to non-fascists who are, for one reason or another, stuck in a fascist country, does that make you a fascist?

     If you berate those who do, does that make you a fascist?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 22:37:09 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Frederico

     @fredsarm Yes, Frederico, those who vocally oppose fascism are fascists. Congratulations! Which giant stuffed animal would you like?

   • Frederico (fredsarm@allcrew.space)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 22:37:10 JST Frederico

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     @aral
     Also, some "influencers", who have spent thousands of dollars to buy followers, even not being fascist, militate against other social network for keeping their business. It's a complex tie to untie.
     People are not perfect and to demand "perfection" from others is usually a behavior of fascist individuals.

   • Frederico (fredsarm@allcrew.space)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 22:37:11 JST Frederico

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     @aral
     It's a complex thing. Twitter is a communication tool for people that post different topics.
     After Musk, it became a warped thing that bother anyone who isn't fascist due to the fascist character of its owner. But they have years invested time to get followers and can't simply throw it away. Musk knew this when bought it. Also, there is people who follow those profiles and doesn't wanna lose them.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 14:45:49 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Edwin
     • Carlo Zottmann

     @Edwin085 @czottmann https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/111012837073757215

   • Edwin (edwin085@mastodon.nl)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 14:45:50 JST Edwin

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     • Carlo Zottmann

     @aral @czottmann Or you can act against it.

   • Levka (levzadov@kolektiva.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 03:54:20 JST Levka

     in reply to

     @aral

     I still post on Twitter because I refuse to let fascists chase me out of the public square. Also, it's big fun to to troll #MAGAts .
     See:
     https://twitter(dot)com/search?q=intercepts1a%20blocked&src=typed_query&f=live

   • Levka (levzadov@kolektiva.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 03:54:20 JST Levka

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     @aral

     Quotes of the day:

     https://twitter.com/search?q=intercepts1a%20Quote%20of%20the%20day.&src=typed_query&f=live

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 03:54:20 JST Aral Balkan

     in reply to

     • Levka

     @LevZadov Sorry, I can’t see them.

   • Levka (levzadov@kolektiva.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 17:57:38 JST Levka

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     @aral

     Create an account. Don't give up your data. Don't use your real name. Use a VPN if it will make you feel more secure. Test it for leaks. Chain two or more together if you want real stealth. Don't ignore fingerprinting:

     https://www.whatsmyip.org/more-info-about-you/

     Which OS and browser are you using?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 17:57:38 JST Aral Balkan

     in reply to

     • Levka

     @LevZadov No, thank you.

     It is an algorithmically-curated centralised network. Your voice is only as loud as Elon Musk allows it to be. And by being active on their you are both legitimising it in numbers (which means more advertising money for Elon) and perpetuating the myth that you can carry out effective resistance when someone else controls the volume of your microphone and what you see and don’t see (you can’t).