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[-] Sentrovasi@kbin.social -3 points 7 months ago

The only time I think I ever equate the left and the right is that both sides have gotten increasingly tribalist, which this meme ironically proves.

I guess the other time I equate the left and right is in that both sides are very reluctant to hold their politicians accountable for fear of losing to the other side (which is also a result of that tribalism) - even though the left is more willing to say Biden isn't great, they're still giving the DNC a free pass because Trump is worse, and rather than recognising that this election is really Biden's to lose (he just needs to actually tone down on the things that his voter base doesn't like), they're blaming the conscientious objectors who choose to vote their conscience for not being a part of their tribe.

The enlightened centrist meme is a similar issue, where acknowledging any of this qualifies you as being outside of either tribe and therefore also a liability in this game. If it helps, I'm not American and can't vote in your election anyway, so chill out a bit - I'm not losing your election for you (whichever side you're on).

[+] tdawg@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago

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[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

Whaaaaaa bigots are bigots because marginalised people weren't nice enough to them!!11 🤢

(hint: blaming systemic problems on individuals is never the answer, especially when the individuals you blame are the only ones calling out said system. Bigots are bigots because it benefits those in power for society to be as divided as it is, and as long as that is the case, no amount of coddling will fix the problem, it only makes a handful of bigots a little more comfortable, while the rest continue as they were)

[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

posts like this are always grating and show a general lack of understanding of how the average right wingee thinks.

~~But I am literally asking for perspective here...

And you didn't address anything I said, and a lot of things I didn't.~~

Edit: My bad, thought this was a reply to my comment.

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[-] Ilflish@lemm.ee -4 points 7 months ago

Centrists say the left bit and ask how they are going to do it?

Modern leftists suggest we eat them and when the centrists suggest that might be a little over the top they are villified.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think actually you're just listening to the wrong people claiming to be moderate left when in reality they're insane.

Centralism is the very definition of not having an opinion. It's running away from the responsibility of having a coherent thought that you have come to on your own. They are as bad as political extremists although somehow even more smug.

[-] Ilflish@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Centralism can be more then not having an opinion. You can lean differently depending on the topic

I'm probably just a bit jaded from seeing so much American politics online

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