“Most of #Emacs are anti-fascists because Lisp promotes hacking and avoiding rigid structures. Interactive, REPL hacking does not match a rigid structure modulo the OS for stability.”
@anthk that is an interesting hypothesis. I am not sure if I believe it is true, but I would like it if it were true. I like your idea.
I get the sense that people who like Emacs are anti-fascist because anti-fascists like Lisp, and I think the reason they like Lisp is because they have an appreciation for rules and laws which are minimal, elegant, and allow for beautiful behavior to emerge within the ecosystem.
Fascists, on the other hand, want to control and dominate, and they strongly prefer using brute force and violence. Fascists see computers as a weapon and as a means to maximizing their political power. They don’t appreciate things of beauty or minimalism (like Lisp), they are only interested in using the most effective tool to achieve their end goals.