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i can’t stand this argument. if your not actively trying to X then you support Y. it’s cherry picked grandstanding. its a way to single people out without a con
by foolfoolz 5y ago
i can’t stand this argument. if your not actively trying to X then you support Y. it’s cherry picked grandstanding. its a way to single people out without a conversation. cancel culture in the microcosm. you do not have to act in any specific way to hold some political beliefs and no one should judge you for your beliefs
- j_wtf_all_taken 5y agoBut it can sometimes be true in the sense that if you do not support X, you are willing to let Y happen. Things like climate change, mask wearing and stuff. You can hate that argument, people can still accuse you of it and they might be right.
- kbelder 5y agoKeyword 'might'.
- foolfoolz 5y agono. this falls apart because there are innumerable i justices in the world. i am silent on almost all of them. that does not mean i support the status quo
- j_wtf_all_taken 5y agoThere's a difference between an injustice somewhere in the world completely unrelated to oneself, an an injustice one witnesses and doesn't say something (e.g. discrimination) or an injustice one is part of and does not change anything (e.g. climate change if one lives in a wealthy country).