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Sure but that doesn't mean the thing we "gotta" do should be meaningless. Black and white are used throughout history for mostly non racist discussion. The term

Sure but that doesn't mean the thing we "gotta" do should be meaningless. Black and white are used throughout history for mostly non racist discussion. The terms "blacklist" and "whitelist" have nothing to do with race. The tern "master" as used in a branching strategy is not a racism issue. (I get it more than the black/white list thing.) This is some next level theater. It's almost like the goal is to distract from the actual problems by solving for something else and blowing smoke. If this is what makes you feel like you've done something, perhaps look inward and figure out why you're not doing something more substantial.

pyjammas 6y ago
> This is some next level theater. It's what I suppose both the 'left' and 'right' call "lib shit". It's at the heart of what's gotten me very confused politically: I'm probably proper left, but find myself oddly sympathetic of the the pretty bad part of what is called 'right'. So which am I, 'politically realistic' and as a result 'a lib', or do I just want to simultaneously tune out and 'fuck shit up' and feel both guilty and apathetic about /that/ too. There are only so many turtles I can go down a day.
- bJGVygG7MQVF8c 6y ago
  The political spectrum is a lot wider than most people realize in a US context. Generally when people use "left" and "right" without qualification they're describing shades of difference between what's essentially the same neocon/neolib party. Trump's impact on the RNC seems to have checked if not eliminated the neocons (we'll see if that holds or expands). Many hoped Sanders could have done the same with the DNC — shifted it away from neoliberalism - but it may take a few more losses (which, who knows, may never come).