• MyPornAlt@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    I’m all for the idea of wokeness, but there are those that take it to an extreme. Those that would silence a black man making a honest case for color-blindness, calling him racist. Those that won’t put in any thought before declaring anyone who disagrees with them a racist/transphobe/xenophobe etc etc etc.

    There is room for honest discussion and critical thinking, but there is this mob mentality ultraleft (and yea this exists in the right too) that seems incapable of critical thought and only capable of hating anything that opposes the groupthink.

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      1 year ago

      Can you give us a good example that is exclusive to the ultra left, which doesn’t involve bigotry or “just asking questions” talking points?

      Otherwise, the whole groupthink problem is a much wider issue, and why the two party system in the US is a problem.

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        1 year ago

        Oh, no it is an everybody issue. It’s just what puts me off from people I otherwise frequently agree with.

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        1 year ago

        You know, it’s possible to be a leftist and still not agree 100% with the everything.

        The response to my comment is precisely what I hate about the left. And yet, I’m still so much more aligned with the left that I could ever be with the right.

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          1 year ago

          You’re not wrong, but this thread is the first time I’ve seen someone make that argument and not immediately dive into a bunch of alt-right talking points.