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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

This for everytime some one suggests an idea. It's not your job to snipe it because it's too lofty an idea. If it's a good idea, help hold it up.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 days ago (8 children)

I'd be more likely to listen if this weren't next to an AI Gen otter

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago

Another sepia toned AI comic.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Yea I haven't even read the message, the second I saw the text wobble I came to the comments to see who else has already called it out.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

However, you have to be careful that your movement doesn't get infiltrated, because that will hurt your movement. You have to be careful who you are walking with, and what their end goals are.

Don't protest for a better health care system with people that are antiscientific. Don't protest for a free Palestine together with antisemitic people. Do not let them blur your message.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (8 children)

That sounds like something an enemy would say, right before they disagree with my objectively correct opinion about some minor thing and reveal their true nature.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

I feel personally attacked by your vague statement and therefore see you as an enemy for life

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Like the Muslim voters in Michigan that voted for Trump because they didn't like Harris' support of Israel and then immediately had ICE breathing down their necks

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is true, but it's a good reminder that most people don't act like this meme. We should remember that minorities don't owe us their vote, and we should stand up for them

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (11 children)

WhY Do YoU SuPpOrT GeNoCiDe?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I really wish my fellow "progressives" would get it through their heads how deeply true it is that perfection is the enemy of progress. It's supremely ironic that so many people who say they value freedom and individuality are so ABSOLUTELY intolerant of any slight deviations from what they see as moral perfection and adherence to doctrines. It's like you're either a hundred percent right or ten thousand percent wrong, and even suggesting there can be an in-between is being "complicit". Lighten the fuck up or we'll never get anywhere.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This!!

I see people shaming others for using Proton etc. It's not perfect sure, but it's a step in the right direction away from google.

Any step in the right direction should be praised.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Leftist broadly have gotten used to attacking their own side because they're not the angry, mindless orcs that the right nurtures, and thus it's simply easier to police your own side and win arguments against other people with minds than try to butt heads against orcs who don't care and have no interest in thoughtful conversation.

It feels like action, it feels like some kind of accomplishment that you got some progressive content creator railroaded off the internet because they had a dumb take on israel once or used the R slur at some point.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

ITT: A demonstration of the precise behavior OP is trying to warn against.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is 100% something a few people here on Lemmy need to see.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (28 children)

Also, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Never forget that even though we knew that Stalin was a vicious mass murderer of his own people, we allied with him to defeat Hitler, and it is highly unlikely that we could have done it without out them, or at least it would have taken us far longer, and cost many more lives.

We turned on each other the moment the war was over, but at least we could agree to put aside our differences for the time being.

It is likely that when it comes time to finally put down the rabid dog named MAGA once and for all, it is going to require allying with the Traditional GOP. I despise them with everything I have, and will want accountability when this is over, but if they are willing to assist us in purging MAGA from society, we are going to have to hold our noses and accept their help.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Dear 50501 folks,

Every so often I check my messages at Facebook and noted there’s a big 50501 group there… any chance you could get that group to start educating their Facebook members that supporting Facebook means supporting the coup and fascism?

Just a thought, Wwe

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I get what you're saying, but if we sequester ourselves to niche spaces, how can we spread information? Isn't it important to reach Facebook users?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

looks around the thread

I don't know why you felt the need to make a message like this, OP. We're all fully united and never quibble over inconsequential shit.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (9 children)

LGBT folks got their ears on? Listening?

I've never felt friendlier, closer to a group of people and felt so much "fuck you die in a fire not enough!"

I will never stand against you, but it sure as fuck is hard being a friend.

(IRL, no problem. But online? Jesus fucking Christ what purity testing assholes.)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Left wing groups in general tend to do a lot of purity testing online , offline is a whole different story... as a queer person it buggs me tf out of my mind that people do that

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Perfection is the enemy of progress

I keep hearing people say this meaning "We need to let Republicans kill trans people". It seems to be a thought terminating cliche to pull out against anyone further left than the speaker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

As a trans person, that absolutely isn't how I or other leftists in the spaces I'm in use this phrase. It means to avoid letting disagreement over method or end goal distract from a common cause. Just because a candidate doesn't run for my specific brand of leftism doesn't mean I won't support them over a neoliberal opponent.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Unsure how this is supposed to help my bowels but thanks for sharing anyway! /j

On a serious note, yeah, this has been tricky for me to learn and internalise. Especially when the topics are close to home.

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