If “engaging with the substance” just means agreeing with his framing, then sure, guilty. But disagreement isn’t a “textbook display” of anything except that his point can’t withstand pushback.

At this point it feels less like you’re worried about misuse of the word and more like you need everyone to know you’re the guy who really understands “fascism.” Congrats, but that obsession says a lot more than the people you’re lecturing.

If so many people keep reaching for the same historical analogy, maybe the issue isn’t their imagination, it’s what they’re seeing. Calling it melodrama is easier than asking why the warning lights are flashing for them in the first place.

You’re calling people’s concern a resistance-fantasy hobby, but that dodges the point: they see authoritarian creep and you don’t want to face it. The “White Rose cosplay” line is a slick jab, but it’s also a way to avoid engaging with the substance.

Sooo what should we do about it?

Great idea in a world that doesn’t exist

Flexible zoning code, while important, is not a one size fits all solution. Nor is it a panacea in and of itself.

Not really that simple everywhere. in nyc wealthy speculators will buy up buildings and leave units vacant until the market catches up to the rents they desire. You need a combination of increased supply, and deed restricted affordable housing across a variety of income levels in stressed markets.

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