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@Jedigirl Whose rights aren't up in the air?
@davey Pretty sure there are a lot of people the GOP isn't trying to prevent from accessing health care, voting, marriage or their own kids. Cishet white Christian men seem to be in good shape.
@textualdeviance being part of that specific grouping does not absolve one from the oppressive systems of the USA. The nature of the game is that everyone is being subjugated, some more than others.
@Alumni6888 Oh, do explain how you're being subjugated. Be specific.
@textualdeviance for one, I'm not part of that group. For two, I'm not from the USA. But if you're not aware of the complex hierarchical systems present in America I would suggest doing some basic research
@Alumni6888 Why are you carrying water for people who are, as a matter of overwhelming statistics, doing the vast majority of oppression of others?
@textualdeviance because I think there are many more factors involved. I don't think hatred of a specific proposed group really benefits anyone, well except for our overlords. In fact, that's exactly what they want to happen because it is incredibly beneficial for maintaining the status quo.
But I do recognise that these men make up the ruling class in America. And the same men, with different skin colour, race and religion do the same in other countries. However, the prerequisites of white, cishet christian male do not automatically make someone evil.
I suppose really what I am trying to say is both that that categorization of people doesn't take into consideration poverty, addiction, mental illness, disability, homelessness and a whole host of other things; and that nobody is a winner under whatever form of hellish neo-liberalism exists, not even the billionaires or politicians, because the entire thing is completey unnatural and isn't healthy for any human being.
@Alumni6888 Ah, I knew we'd get to class reductionism eventually. Y'all are so predictable.
@textualdeviance absolutely not what I was going for but sure, draw whatever conclusion makes you happy
f@textualdeviance@retro.pizza
"First they came for . . . ""
@Jedigirl It doesn't have to be said truthfully; it's actually a pretty handy cop-out!
@Jedigirl Honestly, Voting should be Compulsory
@Jedigirl strangely the same people who say "Stay out of politics" seem to say, "I don’t like the current government, why can’t I demand arbitrary changes right now"
It could also mean that someone wants to stay out of an argument that has no rewards for anyone.
@beforewisdom Or that somebody needed a break before being active mentally breaks them. @Jedigirl
I don't understand your comment.
What does being active have to do with a political discussion?
@beforewisdom Being politically active is draining, esp. when you work against windmills the whole time. I know people who needed to stop, to step away from "being into politics" for reasons of mental health.
@beforewisdom I second this. That's basically why I left Twitter and filtered out almost all politics in here. That doesn't mean I am apolitical, just that I don't want to be involved in toxic discussions about some bullshit a politician said.
The most toxic environment was actually the bubble I was in, but I only realised that once I got more active in the Fediverse. I don't need this negativity in my life, I gain nothing from it.
@Jedigirl
@Jedigirl I tried to stay out of politics, but then it punched me in the face. It went into my library, took and burned my books. It went into the schools, and taught them no one would care for them. Hell, it tore my flag off my house and burned that, too.
@Jedigirl Most people who say that to me should actually be saying. “It’s hard to discriminate and have friends so I’m just going to keep quiet.”
@Jedigirl voting should be selfish.
@Jedigirl even though my dating profiles EXPLICITLY state that you must be into far left politics to be compatible with me I STILL get "but both sides" or "I don't take sides" people tryingto tell ME what I should be ok with. It's maddening.
@Jedigirl it’s also “I don’t care what happens as long as I can afford streaming services, gaming, booze, a car, food and a place to live screw everything else as long as I’m fed & entertained”
@Jedigirl I stay out of politics because politics is all about saying the right thing at the right time.
I like people that DO the right things at the right time
