Need a politics-free safe space? It’s called “going for a walk”

    • TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      They also have a real affinity for the time-tested “BOTH SIDES ARE BAD” argument, the absolute most sure-fire tell of a right-winger.

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          Lmao yes, arbitrary generational divides are exactly the same as political divides over who should be allowed to live and thrive in a society. It’s easy to say “let’s all chill and live as a community” if you’re not among the people that the right wants to remove from existence. And even if you’re not, how could you bring yourself to hang out with hateful fucks who would put you on a kill list without a second thought if you were a little darker or a little more neurodivergent?

          Trust, nobody wants to just chill and live as a community more than leftists. That’s our whole deal. But as long as capitalism and it’s immune response called fascism exist, everyone outside it (and those of us inside it too) must fight for their survival or be subsumed.

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            What you’re talking about are extremists. Nobody in their right mind would live in a community with them. What I was trying to say is, that labeling people “leftist”, “right-wing” and any of the other names does more harm than good.

            • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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              What you’re talking about are extremists.

              There are currently around a hundred thoudand people in concentration camps at the souther border. As of 2018, the DHS reported that they had “lost” 1,488 children. The FBI itself, years ago, published concerns about nazi inflliltration of police and federal organizations. US police forces contain an entire ecosystem of cop gangs, many of which are nazi. These same police forces operate blacksites and execute civil rights organizers. We are currently sending another several billion dollars of weaponry to arm guys with sonnenrad and swastika tattoos. What the fuck have you been smoking if you think the mainstream isn’t extremist.

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              how can you identify extremists if you’re not supposed to talk about people’s politics? how can you even tell what constitutes extremism? this is such a “let’s get back to brunch” take.

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          Careful. Hexbear caught your scent.
          Now you’ll get a whole bunch of them replying to you nonstop for a couple of days.

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          Let’s live like a community.

          Unless you’re gay or trans or non-religious. While you’re doing community activities with me, I’m going to spend every other waking moment trying to get your human rights taken away.

          But when I have time, we’ll schedule some of those community things.

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          Yes! Let’s put stickers on people

          Yes, because more often than not, the sticker fits, like right now for smug bootlicking centrists like yourself.

          Here, have this sticker. bootlicker

          Great to know there are ignorant people here :)

          The smiley doesn’t hide your reactionary rage.

        • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          Edit: this comment was meant to say that labeling people does more harm than good. Great to know there are ignorant people here

          Like the person who made the above comment

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        They also have a real affinity for the time-tested “BOTH SIDES ARE BAD” argument, the absolute most sure-fire tell of a right-winger.

        South Park “centrist” ideology. Not even once.

      • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.one
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        Exactly! “Why are you making everything about politics?”

        I’m a gay person in a red state with first-gen immigrants and trans people in my family. I don’t have the luxury not to “make everything political.” The fact that I exist is political to these people!

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      I do use woke unironically, but in a prideful way. Eg, Brooklyn 99; “He means he was arrested for being black! Get woke, Scully!!”

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        Fair enough! I always thought that “woke” should be a good thing.

        Same with SJW – it’s actually a positive thing to fight for social justice! Like, thanks for the compliment, I guess…