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Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 14 hours agoReactionaries decry “identity politics,” because it’s literally all they have; they’re the ones pushing to make their list of prescribed identities the only socially acceptable ones.
They loathe women who jump their station and get a “man’s job.” They’re disgusted by trans people who won’t accept their assignment to either pump out babies for the oligarchy or mainain white Christian supremacy. They’re enraged by immigrants who “don’t belong.”
The identity that they care about most though is “conservative.” You can get away with anything so long as you fly that particular freak flag and pretend to apologize. They’re narrow-minded bigots who should be ostracized in any civilized society.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I mean, “both sides” act like the other is crazy, but it’s all normal human variation.
About 20% of people are going to be super into a leader who uses violence to obtain compliance, and are always ready to personally do the same.
There’s always been that slice of humanity and there always will be.
It’s just if we let that ~20% run the show, shit is going to suck for the other ~80%, and also a lot of that ~20%.
We need to understand why they’re like this so we can mitigate their influence on society on a larger scale. Or even better, get a “strong” progressive leader that gives them the warm and fuzzies they desperately need to stop being such pieces of shit.
lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
“bOtH sIdEs” makes anyone sound really, really stupid when one side is building concentration camps
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
That’s why I put it in quotation marks…
But writing them off as evil idiots clearly didn’t fuck work
So maybe we should try what’s most likely to work to stop the concentration camps, instead of what gives you the warm and fuzzies.
Right?
Or is being angry and fighting about shit more important to you than fixing things for the betterment of everyone?
Because not all that 20% has an R by their name, and I’m pretty sure you just put yourself as an example of that
lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
When I read your comment it seemed like the blame was being cast at both sides. It’s important to me that everyone else on the internet who might see this thread knows that “both sides”ing gets shit on.
Please carry on if you must.