This constant self-criticism, self-parody, and emotional vulnerability not only creates a tighter knit community based on respect and trust rather than on fear, but also acts as a direct shield against bad-faith actors attempting to infiltrate these circles
Effectively, this continued fixation on self-vulnerability and the acceptance of being a single individual in a grander, complex system ironically creates a safeguard that makes our work more difficult for bad-faith actors to appropriate and enjoy themselves.
Depictions of suffering and flawed but sympathetic individuals who are not "heroes" are not useful to the fash propaganda machine, yet are a major portion of art in our leftist circles. The ur-fascist simply cannot withstand this kind of self-introspection and criticism.
