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cammie wrote (edited )

Yeah, the "Pious AthiestSternerite". They are obviously very badass because they care only for their own egos, but their egos seem to care a great deal about how you --a stranger on the internet-- perceive them. So they resort to the one way of informing you of their position which happens to contradict the views they profess to having.

Maybe it helps people idolise someone that's relatively low profile compared to the others you mention, Stirner probably doesn't rate on the problematic-o-meter next to the likes of Stalin. You don't have to contort yourself so much when your idol hasn't got any genocides to their name. And it probably helps that Stirner is typically depicted by that Engles sketch, so people can just imagine the details as it suits them.

I wonder how far someone like Stirner would have to go to ensure they themselves are not idolised?

Add it to the pile of "fandoms the author wouldn't be a fan of" i suppose.

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zoom_zip wrote (edited )

stirner: “turn to yourself, not your gods or idols.”

egoists: “omg fully based. where can i buy a t-shirt with stirner’s face.”

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rot wrote

i went looking for anarchist patches on the internet (don't) found a max stirner mini skirt

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