uspol
no seriously, i am really starting to feel the same malaise with my fellow leftists and their willingness to drastically oversimplify reality to fit their ideology that i did towards christians just before i bailed out on them
the difference here is i don't have anything to bail to
i wish i could go to the politics gods and say "yes, are you looking for any beta testers"
i am so fucking sick of simple answers and convenient dogma
re: uspol
Let me put a fine point on it: if you literally can no longer imagine a SINGLE decent person coming out of a hated out-group -- not one person who is questioning that ideology, had it forced on them, and are wrapped up in its social circles for reasons beyond our control -- you are the fucking problem and I have ideological commitments far beyond leftist politics that require me to dislike you intensely.
And I don't have anyone in mind here -- it was _mostly_ a Twitter thing that triggered this -- but I am increasingly willing to set friendships on fire over this fanatical shit. -___-
Although there *are* three or four conversations recently where somebody was solemnly lecturing about something that totally contradicts my experiecne, and the only reason I took a dive is that I just didn't have the fucking energy. And maybe it's time to start finding that energy.
re: uspol
@zebratron2084 the whole point of enemy is that basically okay people can be on the other side. Doesn’t stop them from doing harm. The whole “if a white man wants to lynch me it’s his problem” deal; it’d be a nice extra if people walked away from their horrible beliefs but I’ll settle for them not inflicting those beliefs on me.
But, being constantly stressed takes away nuance and being badly hurt makes hurting someone back until they fucking understand sound real appealing, y’know?
re: uspol
@Leucrotta Yeah, I do try to factor somewhat for "stressed out people don't think laterally very well." What frustrates me is when they have time to think it through and STILL double down on it-- when you find out "Oops, no, that wasn't casual BS hyperbole, you actually believe this is literally fucking true and reality really is that simple. YIKES."
re: uspol
@zebratron2084 and then of course the other frustration with my fellow leftists is, as you've mentioned, I'm never entirely sure just how much Biden and *especially* Senate Democrats can do; I don't like them, I don't trust them, and I know some Dems are part of the problem, but Republican senators, Republican appointed parliamentarian, and Republican judges are *definitely* a stumbling block here. All they need do is stall what needs doing to ensure everyone's disappointed and boom, Republicans control everything in 2022 and we're all hosed.
So every time Biden and the Senate fail to do the right thing, whatever the reason, 2/3 of my friends post/repost desperate rage and *I'm* furious too, but I gotta wonder whether I'm just playing into what the enemy wants.