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You realise the right moved on to using 'both sides' arguments to justify the worst of what they want to do over a decade ago. Right? It's quite easy to spin u

You realise the right moved on to using 'both sides' arguments to justify the worst of what they want to do over a decade ago. Right? It's quite easy to spin up a few hundred social media accounts, pretend to be left wing, make stupid arguments, then jump on right wing media and pretend those accounts represent left wing policy. And rubes lap it up because its formatted in memes they have been trained to accept without questioning.

gentleman11 3y ago
This is part of what I’m talking about. Part of it is a mob justice thing where people get attacked for not being pro left enough. Give me a break and stop pounding on people for not touting the line. I don’t want to get on anyone’s side
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- sobkas 3y ago
  > This is part of what I’m talking about. Part of it is a mob justice thing where people get attacked for not being pro left enough. Give me a break and stop pounding on people for not touting the line. I don’t want to get on anyone’s side You say you "don't want to on anyone's side" but then repeat right wing talking points like "not being pro left enough". It's not about being"left enough" but about how their actions make lives of most vulnerable people even worse. And remember who benefits the most from inaction of good people.
  - Alupis 3y ago
    > how their actions make lives of most vulnerable people even worse Just to point out, you are offering left-wing talking points as a refutation of right-wing talking points.
    - sobkas 3y ago
      Then my life is a left-wing talking point. Without socialised medicine, without public schools, without a lot of help from either government or NGO-s I wouldn't be alive today. And I see how much unnecessary cruelty today is pointed towards people who have no real voice to defend themselves. Because some ideologies want "The Other" as a scapegoat to skip all this pesky business of government governing.

gentleman11 3y ago

This is part of what I’m talking about. Part of it is a mob justice thing where people get attacked for not being pro left enough. Give me a break and stop pounding on people for not touting the line. I don’t want to get on anyone’s side

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sobkas 3y ago
> This is part of what I’m talking about. Part of it is a mob justice thing where people get attacked for not being pro left enough. Give me a break and stop pounding on people for not touting the line. I don’t want to get on anyone’s side You say you "don't want to on anyone's side" but then repeat right wing talking points like "not being pro left enough". It's not about being"left enough" but about how their actions make lives of most vulnerable people even worse. And remember who benefits the most from inaction of good people.
- Alupis 3y ago
  > how their actions make lives of most vulnerable people even worse Just to point out, you are offering left-wing talking points as a refutation of right-wing talking points.
  - sobkas 3y ago
    Then my life is a left-wing talking point. Without socialised medicine, without public schools, without a lot of help from either government or NGO-s I wouldn't be alive today. And I see how much unnecessary cruelty today is pointed towards people who have no real voice to defend themselves. Because some ideologies want "The Other" as a scapegoat to skip all this pesky business of government governing.