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Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 month agoI have to agree with you. I’ve tried my best to get on board with how the system functions, the outcomes it produces and forgive its flaws but it just doesn’t reflect my values. Apart from the physical destruction its causing, tolerating a system which is working against you like that for long enough just crushes your spirit. Accepting that I oppose it is liberating.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
I found it much easier to cope with the world when I acknowledged that the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as intended. Sounds cynical, but I have found a lot of comfort in solidarity with people who feel similarly, and that gives me more hope than I have felt in years.
Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I’ve heard others say that too. It definitely removes chaos and chance from equation. I recently heard a former Australian PM asked how to get power and he said that it’s just a case of being a small faction and capturing a mainstream political party. Somehow that made it click with me how things are up for grabs if you are willing to accept the system as it is and exploit it, rather than completely rejecting it.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
To me it’s kind of the opposite. The realization that yes the system is rigged in this way only makes it seem more powerful and everlasting.
ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
It’s only everlasting if you choose to be a scab and bend the knee.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Unfortunately the “you” in this case is generic, and multiple. And most people, in the UK, even the progressive folks, as evidenced by ITT, are definitely so inclined.