Maybe from the other direction, too. A lot of people who think anything short of smashing shit up is unproductive. Which isn’t correct, either.
Violent and non-violent methods go together. Peaceful protest needs to be more sustained than the bursts of activity we’ve had. But jumping right into smashing shit won’t work, either.
A lot of the people I know who want to jump straight into smashing shit have neither the desire or ability to help rebuild anything. They want the social media attention of being a smasher but would quickly sell out all of their positions if they had to do the silent work in the background to improve things.
Oooh, no. You see the same thing from conservatives and especially conspiracy theory people. It’s fundamental to their worldview.
“They” somehow have complete and total control over their lives. “They” make them make bad decisions, eat poorly, drink and drive, make them vote for dickbags - you name it. It’s an emotional crutch used to negate accepting responsibility for actions, the need for critical thought and planning, or one’s own agency as a human to do anything to change their situation.
Back around 2010 when my family would say “They” were going to take their guns away or put them in FEMA camps, I asked who “They” were. Did this for a few years and it eventually stopped being a Boogey man because it forces putting a name to the evil, which most folks like that can’t do.
The typical leftist sitting on their ass and whining online while they wait for a Glorious Revolution to usher in a golden age. If you want things to be better, you do what you can with what you have.
So, the typical centrist/liberal, then?
Maybe from the other direction, too. A lot of people who think anything short of smashing shit up is unproductive. Which isn’t correct, either.
Violent and non-violent methods go together. Peaceful protest needs to be more sustained than the bursts of activity we’ve had. But jumping right into smashing shit won’t work, either.
A lot of the people I know who want to jump straight into smashing shit have neither the desire or ability to help rebuild anything. They want the social media attention of being a smasher but would quickly sell out all of their positions if they had to do the silent work in the background to improve things.
Oooh, no. You see the same thing from conservatives and especially conspiracy theory people. It’s fundamental to their worldview.
“They” somehow have complete and total control over their lives. “They” make them make bad decisions, eat poorly, drink and drive, make them vote for dickbags - you name it. It’s an emotional crutch used to negate accepting responsibility for actions, the need for critical thought and planning, or one’s own agency as a human to do anything to change their situation.
Back around 2010 when my family would say “They” were going to take their guns away or put them in FEMA camps, I asked who “They” were. Did this for a few years and it eventually stopped being a Boogey man because it forces putting a name to the evil, which most folks like that can’t do.
The typical leftist sitting on their ass and whining online while they wait for a Glorious Revolution to usher in a golden age. If you want things to be better, you do what you can with what you have.
They don’t make excuses for power, though.
Bullshit. You take what you’re owed.
“The typical liberal sitting on their ass and waiting for ‘the next election’ to usher in Bush-era America (AT BEST).”
Yup
Wait, librul bad?? Try not to drown in the meaningless upvotes