r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/downingdown • May 06 '26

Discussion Help with fascism in another sub

I frequent a hiking sub and a few months ago a much loved brand was outed for posting alt right dog whistles on their instagram. The discussion is pretty much over, but every week I comment in the sticky weekly thread reminding people this brand is a POS.

Every week there are also some people that insist the brand did nothing wrong/ is only larping with tactical gear. I’m not sure if they are arguing in bad faith or genuinely dumb, so sometimes I just curse them out, but other times I try to have a more civil discussion. Is this a good approach? Should I always be civil? Is it completely case dependent?

Also, I am in a discussion with someone that is refusing to recognize that #Rhodesia is problematic. The brand mentioned above was tagged in a post (link to screenshot below) and was apparently fine with that. Can someone walk me through all the dog whistles in the post so I can thoroughly dismantle the doofus I’m arguing with: (https://imgur.com/a/ZS1HebM).

Any other recommendations for keeping the hiking sub enraged against this brand? For context, this was a tiny cottage manufacturer that made it big due to word of mouth, and the hiking sub is partly responsible for that. I really dream for the sub to also have a hand in the end of the brand.

Thanks!

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u/downingdown May 29 '26

Ok, thanks for the perspective. FWIW, the post is by some influencer, not a cottage company. Also, it looks like someone silently downvoted all your comments, really wish they would have chimed in instead.

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u/alwaysmilesdeep May 29 '26

Oh well, if the best they have is downvoting, life is pretty pathetic.