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==Sturmabteilung and incels== | ==Sturmabteilung and incels== | ||
Around the time of the "Unite the Right" rally in the USA in 2017, and the emergence of the [[Proud Boys]] in 2017, some left-wing commentators noted that they thought they drew resemblence to the old German Sturmabteilung. Furthermore, these same left-wing commentators said that their drive to join far-right groups was due to being, among other things, [[incel]]. The reasons given for incels joining right-wing movements were varied. [[Angela Nagle]], being the only person to write a book about [[4chan]], said this was mainly due to incels wanting to become, paraphrased, "masters of cruel hierarchies which oppress them". Other more tabloidy left-wing authors, asserted that incels were drawn to the far-right because of some congenital lack of moral character associated with hating women or some dumb shit like that. | Around the time of the "Unite the Right" rally in the USA in 2017, and the emergence of the [[Proud Boys]] in 2017, some left-wing commentators noted that they thought they drew resemblence to the old German Sturmabteilung. Furthermore, these same left-wing commentators said that their drive to join far-right groups was due to being, among other things, [[incel]]. The reasons given for incels joining right-wing movements were varied. [[Angela Nagle]], being the only person to write a book about [[4chan]], said this was mainly due to incels wanting to become, paraphrased, "masters of cruel hierarchies which oppress them". Other more tabloidy left-wing authors, asserted that incels were drawn to the far-right because of some congenital lack of moral character associated with hating women or some dumb shit like that. | ||
==Godwin's Law== | |||
The likening of incels to brownshirts may simply be an extension of Godwin's law, which states that the longer an internet discussion continues, the more likely the subjects (in this case incels) are likened to Nazis. There may be many other historical examples of mobilizing the unemployed or other hyper-marginilized people for political gain, which would make it odd for so many political commentators to focus on Nazis. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[lumpenproletariat]] | *[[lumpenproletariat]] | ||