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I don't think the boiling frog analogy really applies when the frogs are never going to jump out of the water.
Conservatism is the foundation of nazism. They know it looks bad, so they publicly downplay it. But they still embrace their nazi constituency.
Exactly.
Try to tell a conservative that fascism is a right-wing ideology; they'll reject the premise every time. This is because either:
So they're either on board or a useful idiot. I invite people to try it sometime if they don't believe me.
I get the point of analyzing fascism in logical circles but to discuss the issue with the adherents sounds a bit "lost ball in tall grass" to me.
Who cares what Republicans think of the origins and prior applications of the ideology while they are exclusively leaning into it in the present moment? Frankly it seems like a strange jumping off point to change people's minds or engage in any kind of fruitful conversation.
My two pennies (by way of Ecco I suppose.)
My suggestion isn't for the edification of fascists; it's to show leftists that conservatives cannot be honest about fascism.
We're in agreement that it doesn't much matter which option they choose, as the effect is the same.
I see, thanks for setting me straight.
So a combination of boiling frogs and crabs in a bucket?