Recent "what ever happened to 'when they go low we go high?'" hand-wringing puts me in mind of this essay I wrote in May. It's about the moral necessity of dealing in bad faith with fascists, and includes a few thoughts on why it is good to lie about our own intentions to people who have made it clear that their intentions are murderous, and how to do it.
https://www.the-reframe.com/lying-to-fascists/
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