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Imperialism, authoritarianism and oppression is bad all around m'kay (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 107 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"NOOOOOOO you have to pick one of the two teams or you're a RADICAL CENTRIST!!!!"

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Not really the point, but that's a funny little oxymoron; to be a radical anything you'd need to be actually committed to something so much that you want to do actual ground work to further a cause.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    It is a real thing but the term radical is used a bit different

    The radical in the term refers to a willingness on the part of most radical centrists to call for fundamental reform of institutions.[1] The centrism refers to a belief that genuine solutions require realism and pragmatism, not just idealism and emotion

    So not radical as in extremist action but radical change

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  • [+] -16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Now hang on. If you pretend the two teams are the same and refuse to pick a side because neither is perfect so it doesn't matter, you are an enabler of fascism.

    You can support a team while acknowledging their flaws. Refusing to play because the better team isn't perfect is either naive or malicious.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Or you can not join a team and evaluate things individually based on their merits

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    You still have to commit to an actual decision when the times come. Adjusting each cycle is what everyone should be doing, knowing that each person will likely stay where they’re at because why wouldn’t they?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    That's what I do.

    Not surprisingly, the Republicans are always the worst and the only local opposition that has a slim chance of winning are Dems so I end up voting a straight Dem ticket despite refusing to register for the party. If there was an independent with a chance of winning I would consider them, but haven't seen any on the local positions.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you like being ineffective at driving change, then yes this is an option. Otherwise, you'll have to work through one of the gate keepers.

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

    Once you talk about "both teams", you imply there are only two instead of supporting those who to this day resist all states

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If you're talking about a presidential election, there are two teams. The rest of the time, you should work on your own team, but when the big race is happening, there are only two viable contenders.

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

    The meme is about US imperialism versus (supposedly) Chinese imperialism. And the election is over, not every meme is about that anymore.

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