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There’s also the bizarre phenomena of “leftist” people who support Russia, Iran, etc.
I was on a date once (gay) and he would shit-talk the US, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, etc. for being capitalistic. Then in the same breath, talk about how he wanted to go to Iran and Russia.
The political spectrum a circle. Go far enough around, and it loops back to itself right around fascism and communism. Plus, all the crazy shit like anti-vaxxers and all that bullshit. Killing minorities is a favorite pasttime of both groups, throughout WW2 and the postwar, red/lavender scare era. And it’s starting back up again.
Conservatives hate gays, so conservatives are bad.
Conservatives love capitalism, so capitalism is bad.
The west is mostly capitalistic, so I hate the west.
The west sanction Iran and Russia, so they must be good.
I think it’s better to draw the line at hating controlling abusive people, rather than geopolitical boundaries.
There’s also the bizarre phenomena of “leftist” people who support Russia, Iran, etc.
I was on a date once (gay) and he would shit-talk the US, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, etc. for being capitalistic. Then in the same breath, talk about how he wanted to go to Iran and Russia.
I honestly didn’t know what to say.
The political spectrum a circle. Go far enough around, and it loops back to itself right around fascism and communism. Plus, all the crazy shit like anti-vaxxers and all that bullshit. Killing minorities is a favorite pasttime of both groups, throughout WW2 and the postwar, red/lavender scare era. And it’s starting back up again.
Lol, wanting to go to a country that is happy to persecute you for who you are… That’s warped.
Yeah it seems to be a series of fallacies like,
Conservatives hate gays, so conservatives are bad. Conservatives love capitalism, so capitalism is bad. The west is mostly capitalistic, so I hate the west. The west sanction Iran and Russia, so they must be good.
I think it’s better to draw the line at hating controlling abusive people, rather than geopolitical boundaries.