But the Right is doing all of it.
If it wasn’t for hypocrisy, the GOP would not exist.
The Left Wants Violence!
Submitted 10 hours ago by TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 8 hours ago
At this point it’s best to accept how we’re going to be portrayed. There isn’t much we can do to absolve ourselves of their preconceptions. Best to make sure you’re prepared for the worst of it and hope it doesn’t come to that. I for one, refuse to be led by fear. The world’s not fair, and if it’s not fair to you, use that injustice as a motivator.
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I agree that we should be prepared. We are not changing these minds. But we need to have a rhetorical response that’s convincing to those who don’t know where they stand. And we need to move past just responding. Leftists are just terrible at rhetoric these days.
unconsequential@slrpnk.net 9 hours ago
Read a good point on another comment section that went something along the lines of:
Tyler Robinson was raised in a right-wing, specifically very MAGA, household. And what is one of MAGA’s primary values? Destroy what you don’t agree with. He didn’t use typical “leftist” problem solving when confronted with something he didn’t like, instead he employed the tools he was raised with, specifically violence against opposing views. Even if he flipped ideological perspectives (to a degree), he didn’t change his methodology. That rearing of hate and black-white thinking was still heavily embedded in his psyche.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 hours ago
By "leftist" you mean centrist right? Because every leftist knows violence is the ultimate tool in our arsenal.
glimse@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
OC said “opposing views” and it’s absolutely not leftist to bring violent against opinions. There’s nothing left about murdering a podcast host.
The world is probably a better place with him gone but a leftist should know eliminating an extremely minor player doesn’t win us the game.
unconsequential@slrpnk.net 7 hours ago
Some context clues you missed… “Typical” as in mainstream, and “leftist” is put in quotation intentionally. Also, we’re discussing American politics, so if you’re not familiar with our thinking, and are not interested in framing within that realm of thinking, then you can take your drum beating elsewhere. It’s useless in this discussion.