Well, Nazi existed before the internet and would exist without it. They didn’t wait for the internet to enable themselves. There can’t be zero downside for having a 100% free platform, I do agree.

[–] stratoscaster@lemmy.zip 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah but Nazism spread via propaganda, which is what dogwhistling is a form of.

The Internet is the largest spreader of propaganda that humanity has ever seen, so it's not surprising that it helped revitalize neo-nazism and fascism is general. It also served to make satire and actual radicalized behavior harder to detect. A lot of the time, 4chan boards use this "edgy satire" format to normalize the behavior (to an extent). See: the "MAP" misinformation campaign they did and how it reinforced actual pedophilia and demonized LGBT groups

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you completely oblivious to the rise of right wing ideology the last 10-15+ years? The internet has 100% enabled it.