• RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Far left: we’re going to dress in all black and burn buildings down to protest racism of which many of the shops will be locally owned by people of color.

    Far right: we’re going to ravage the civil liberties of every group of people that aren’t white religious old rich people and convince poor white people it’s the patriotic thing to do.

    Centrists: You’re both fucked but one of you is less fucked I guess.

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      You’re both fucked but one of you is less fucked I guess.

      Which one is that? Because moderates are outright refusing to compromise with leftists and progressives. Seems like they prefer fascists.

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        That’s because those “moderates” are actually right-wingers masquerading as moderates. If somebody tells you “I support X, Y, and Z”, but don’t take any positions that support X, Y, or Z, then they are lying to you.

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          I think it’s worse than that. I think moderates are lying to themselves and since so few people are calling them out for it they remain in blissful ignorance of the damage they’re causing.

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        Left is in a pretty clear lead but you won’t find me handing out fliers to spread the word. I’m just watching in paralyzed horror.

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          Maybe if you told moderates they need to start compromising with leftists and progressives a few might listen.

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            Based on the overwhelmingly negative response to the left being criticized I understand why many Centrists stay center. Going either direction just feels morally compromising. I’ll still vote blue because I’m not insane but still, I’d never call myself Democrat.

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              Going either direction just feels morally compromising.

              Supporting unions feels morally compromising? Refusing to send weapons to Israel feels morally compromising? Raising minimum wage feels morally compromising?

              Get real.

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                  Regardless that’s the choice in front of every moderate. Either they can join us in telling Biden to vow to veto any attempts to block a strike in his next term and stop shipping weapons to Israel or they can lose to fascists. We compromised and helped get Biden elected in the 2020 general. If they want our help again it’s time for the moderates to compromise.

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                    Will he though? (stop supporting their war)

                    If you wanted to force Biden to stop supporting a war, you’d do it with the vote. He’d have to change his policies to better reflect the majority, or his supporters. But in this case, it’s him or fuck.

                    Since there’s only two choices, the non fuck followers aren’t going to vote for fuck, so that only leaves Biden. I don’t believe he has to change anything.

                    And yes, I believe it’s totally acceptable and reasonable to not like either choice in this matter. In a system of only two choices, each choice can and often does have cons, as well as pros. To think one side is infallible would be unreasonable. I hate both parties, but for largely different reasons.

                    Not going to vote for fuck, but I don’t like Biden either.

                    Also, what if a person likes workspace safety and collective bargaining, but dislikes watching shitty, lazy employees not get fired and hold up good positions protected by union reps and policies? So it is morally compromising to not like part of unions? What about the moral compromising of shitty employees being a drain on a company and all its employees (not just the top rich bastards)? What if I don’t support that?

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                Supporting a president who is turning a blind eye to genocide feels morally compromising. Supporting Democrats, none of which who will even use the word genocide to call out Israel, feels morally compromising. Supporting “peaceful protestors” wearing anti-facist gear and smash/loot small businesses feels morally compromising. Supporting people who refuse to acknowledge body dysmorphia is a mental illness and instead want to feed into it in all forms feels morally compromising.

                You’re fucking delusional if you think your side is immune to critique. The left is ‘better’ but stop huffing your own shit fumes.

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                  Supporting “peaceful protestors” wearing anti-facist gear and smash/loot small businesses feels morally compromising.

                  Are you equivocating this with a vote for Bernie or Warren in the primaries?

                  Furthermore, moderates like you got the candidate you wanted in the primaries and lots of progressives and leftists begrudgingly showed up to vote for him in the 2020 general. Biden hasn’t compromised with them at all. If you want him to win the next election you’ll need our help again. We’ve provided some ideas like “stop sending weapons to Israel” and “don’t block strikes”. Are you trying to tell me supporting either of those ideas feels morally compromising to you? And if not have you done anything to try to tell Biden to wake the fuck up unless he wants to lose to the far right?

                  You’re acting like there’s only two extreme choices when that doesn’t reflect reality. Biden won the primaries. You got your centerist president. Now help us nudge him left and we’ll help make sure he gets elected again.

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                    Sir I wanted Bernie, never Biden. I want someone strong left leaning, even as a centrist, because the right is fucked beyond repair. Biden is too far right.

                    It might sound like mixed messaging but I like Healthcare for all, universal basic income, cheap medicine, free college, all those radical ideas. Just hate the “burn the city for racial awareness” bullshit.

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      Plot twist: first two are far right in some(probably most) European countries. Also first one can be French.

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      Left and right, the status quo is fucked, the evidence is everywhere

      Centrist, yes but I had plans this afternoon, nothing can happen that makes me feel inconvenienced or bad.