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1529 || the how + why of bad faith actors

Author
Julie Merica
Published
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed/episodes/1529-the-how-why-of-bad-faith-actors

BFA's are hell bent on preserving their identity, and they'd rather avoid reality completely than address the contradictions in theirs. Trolls don't care about reality at all, as long as they can engage you at all? They win.


And it bears repeating: You cannot reason with the unreasonable. 


The Sources:

"Fascism is not an idea to be debated but a set of actions to fight": https://lithub.com/fascism-is-not-an-idea-to-be-debated-its-a-set-of-actions-to-fight/


Psychology Today's "Troll Wars": https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culture-shrink/201411/troll-wars-and-narcissistic-rage


"The Case for Not Debating Fascists": https://criticalresist.medium.com/the-case-for-not-debating-fascists-3608623f00e


"Why are political discussions with fascists impossible?": https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/articles/10.3389/fpos.2022.951236/full


"Lose the Debate": https://armoxon.substack.com/p/lose-the-debate


"Why you shouldn't debate fascists": https://www.vaia.com/en-us/magazine/troll-on-the-internet/https://aurelmondon.medium.com/why-you-should-never-debate-fascists-racists-and-other-reactionaries-6478572c16a



Resources for Resisting a Coup: https://makeyourdamnbed.medium.com/practical-guides-to-resisting-a-coup-b44571b9ad66


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