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Is Lemmy getting more radical lately? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Have seen a few posts popping up recently just straight up calling fo violence barely disguised as memes

Had thought Lemmy had chilled out a bit on that kinda thing for a while but seems to be coming back now

Anyone else noticing the same or just me?

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Sorry to hear about your father. There's maybe nothing more horrific in Western society than the way we fund the lavish lifestyles of mass murderers like Brian Thompson.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And I have pearl clutchers whining about how my support for violence is wrong.

    It’s self defense. The justice system doesn’t work against the rich so vigilantism it is.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It is wrong but I understand how you feel and I may feel the same if I was in your situation

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    No, it’s not wrong. They’re committing social murder and living lavish lives off it no less. Fuck bootlickers defending them with iTs WrOnG so is denying and delaying healthcare you fucks.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Denying and delaying health care is wrong. And while I think that murder shouldn't be a desired solution to the problem as it is also wrong, at this point we have to accept that we've reached systematic self-defense.

    Something needs to change, and there are currently no motivating factors encouraging those with the power to make change. I don't want the answer to be violence, but, genuinely, what other options do we have at this point? The courts, the Democratic process, the police and the economy all work together to protect the massive wealth of the few, and we live in a world run by that wealth. I don't want to hurt anyone, but more than that, I don't want anyone to be hurt. When the few in power choose to hurt the many without, tolerance for the gaps in power, wealth, and quality of life give way.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, in summary, no one wants violence but we’ve been on the receiving end of it for decades and we’ve grown impatient with doing things the right way in terms of fighting back. It’s not like we haven’t tried every other way of doing things short of a mass general strike. And the people are too desperate and divided for such a coordinated action. So violence it is. I can’t believe it took this long.

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