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Oh so you were a centrist, and now you’re moving to the right? So that’s basically exactly what I thought you were, since centrists are just conservatives that know “conservative” is synonymous with awful people and awful policies. I notice you also filtered out lgbt and racism. Just going out on a limb here, you’re white, straight, cis and I would guess also a man, right?

Let me ask you something else: do you not like talking about politics because you find people get angry when you do?

I’ll agree that electoral politics doesn’t get anywhere, but what you’re missing is that every serious win for the people has been won by organised people on the ground fighting against capital and politicians. To the extent you’re taken care of by any of the laws you have, you can thank unions and left wing organisers for them. You like having a weekend? Thank labour organisers. You like the fact children aren’t sent down mines? Workers fought and died for those protections, and capitalists would push politicians to strip them the moment they could. They liked company towns where they paid their workers in scrip and the wives of workers had to turn themselves and their children to sex work just to survive.

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Fallenwout@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I hate extreme right, but I hate the left more for what they’ve done to this place. So the only position I can take is just normal right. I’d like to be neutral but I just can’t anymore.

I filtered lgbt because my daughter is trans. Believe me when I tell you that the lgbt (online) community is nothing like lgbt real life people. Trans people just want to be treated equal, no special attention required, no dragging, priding or rainbow flags. She says you give people with a mental disability special attention, so she thinks it is an insult if you do. I follow her stance so I blocked lgbt.

I don’t talk about politics because other people get angry.

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- leotonius@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  "Believe me when I tell you that the lgbt (online) community is nothing like lgbt real life people. Trans people just want to be treated equal, no special attention required, no dragging, priding or rainbow flags. "
  
  You absolutely and totally misunderstand what drag, pride, and rainbow flags are all about.
  
  It is not at all about wanting special attention, and you further show your ignorance by making such a statement.
  
  Also, just because you know someone who happens to be LGBT, doesn't mean their personal views and perspective on things is totally valid for everyone else who is LGBT.
  
  You're either trolling, or you don't realize how much of an asshole you actually are.
  
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- Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Trans people aren’t asking for special treatment, they’re asking to not be discriminated against. They’re murdered at a shockingly high rate. Advocating for their rights isn’t giving your daughter special treatment, it’s asking for her to expect the same level of safety everyone else enjoys. If you want that for her, the right with all their fearmongering about the dangerous trans women are the ones putting her at risk. It’s the left that will give that to her, but again, not politicians. The organised left.
  
  Only someone with the privilege to ignore all of the oppression that’s going on wants to be “neutral”, because neutrality favours the oppressor. That’s why people get angry when you talk about politics. That’s classic centrism.
  
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