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Nearly every damn time I ask self-labeling "centrists" to motivate, with examples, how "both sides are exactly just as bad" I'm faced with silence



later:


(straight after brutally firing 50% of the workforce of his recently acquired business lol, so much for "kindness")


HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
Centrists are like the toxic positivity people. Like saying "ohh please don't be violent 🥺" to people protesting on the streets about their basic rights. If I'm violent, then what do you call the state, the cops, the banks etc 😂 Yeah we forgot to beg the government to pay us more than the minimum wage for doing a dangerous job, to send them gifts and ask nicely to treat minorities fairly etc. Because that would work.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@HannibalAteMeOut They're the political world equivalent of those who go like "yeah r@pe is bad, but it's also actually her fault because she dresses like a sl_t"
@Elessar A good analogy, especially since some people still think that way, too.
Northwest · M
When it comes to certain issues, there is no middle ground.

How do you compromise on racism?
How do you compromise on inequality?
How do you compromise on sexism?
How do you compromise on basic human rights?

There is no middle ground for any of this. We’re not talking about compromising between a comedy or a thriller to watch.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@Northwest And in fact if you ask them that they go silent.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@deadgerbil The wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: «there's actually zero difference between good and bad things. You ìmbecile! You f*cking m*ron!»
deadgerbil · 26-30
@Elessar people like that have a very lazy morality. They just want to get rid of everything instead of having some principles and standing up against clear cut toxic beliefs etc
Elessar · 26-30, M
@deadgerbil I think they're just far-rightwingers in the closet. They realize that openly sprouting rightwing nonsense don't get them laid, and the average person who don't follow politics much might fall for or even sympathize with their "aKsHuAlLy I'M aPoLiTiCaL, BoTh SiDeS SuCk" façade
Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M
I can respect it, problem is centrists will never make an impact or change. Maybe they don't have to though, they're just normal people, maybe theyre just not nuts like the rest of us.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@Ryannnnnn These who call themselves "centrist" have absolutely nothing of centrist, they actually make an impact or change by enabling the (far) right
Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M
@Elessar that's a generalisation. I used to identify as such and I didn't support either of the extremes, that's the point of it.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@Ryannnnnn This post isn't about actual centrists (those that are called "leftists" in the current political climate), this post is about those who call themselves "centrist" while actually lowkey campaigning for the far right.
Exactly. I’m always seeing "centrists" who aren’t really in the middle at all. They only criticize the left and are strangely silent on the multitude of hard right abuses. I don’t think issues that threaten civil rights and living’ breathing people can be compromised on. You might remember this meme that made the rounds during the protests in 2020:

King George can raise taxes all he wants, we'll just shoot all the red coats, and start a republic, heck with the monarchy.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@checkoutanytime Congratulations, you're a leftist now
I want to see it all burn. Then when people don’t have all their comfort and security, when we need each other as human beings, go from there.

All your labels are garbage.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@BrokenAbyss We've tried that in 1922-45 and you can ask the average European person living through those decades how they feel about "maybe we should burn it all to the ground and rebuild comfort and security from scratch"

I call out people for what they are. If you want to believe that actual far-right authoritarians are not far-right authoritarians with fascistic tendencies, feel free to, just don't expect me to do the same and not call their "akshually it's both sides" show out when it's tried against me.
@Elessar here we go with the labels again… you don’t see what you’re causing by labeling each other. You’re the ones starting the fire, fanning the flames 😆
Elessar · 26-30, M
@BrokenAbyss Or maybe, you're projecting and it's actually you the one seeding despair and divisiveness, by enabling authoritarianism with your misdirected anger 🤪
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@DeluxedEdition Just using that language shows you aren't serious.
DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F
@SomeMichGuy oh I’m serious 🤣
@DeluxedEdition Oh, I don't doubt that you mean it, but it makes you a sorry buffoon.
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Elessar · 26-30, M
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
@InternetPerson

This person on the internet made a comment and then decided to leave SW.

The account was made for this direct purpose. They are bored. This is a new game someome on SW is playing and I am willing to bet someone here knows who is doing it.

This isn't the first time i have seen this. Its been going on all week.

We all really care that this random troll thinks we are stupid. I promise. We care so, so much.

🤣😂🙄
Elessar · 26-30, M
@JaggedLittlePill Here's the dude:

 
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