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It sure does (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36276203

ID: 3 panel comic:

  1. A surprised looking person pops in to existence on a floating rock surrounded by fire, next to the devil.

  2. The person asks "wait a second-- why'd I end up in hell??"

  3. The devil, now taking up the entire frame, replies: "because centrism enables fascism"

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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (11 children)

You can be on the fence about anything, but remember the devil owns the fence.

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

    Lol, the devil? What are we, children? Do you also believe in Santa?

    Eh... I envy you, if so. Truly...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Am i missing a joke or something?

    When you have 2 yards separated by a fence, the fence is on one of the sides, somebody owns the fence. The saying means that by not picking sides, you still technically pick a side.

    It's a metaphor. You don't need to "believe" in them.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I'm not centrist because I'm on the fence, I'm centrist because I hold both leftwing and rightwing ideologies

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

    Honest question that you dont need to answer: what are your right wing ideologies? Are they just fiscal or are they social as well?

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    And you’re okay with one side openly calling for violence against others and destroying society for the benefit of a few?

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

    you’re okay with one side openly calling for violence against others

    Absolutely? Free Luigi.

    destroying society for the benefit of a few

    Nope, that's not generally something I support

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    Yeah I don't get why people like OP think not being an extremist means you feel nothing about any political ideology or position.

    I agree with Democrats on most issues so I vote accordingly, but I'm not under the illusion that being closer to perfection most of the time means anything the DNC says or does has to be gospel, or I have to do mental gymnastics to make my views fit theirs.

    At the end of the day they're a political cabal that seeks to sustain itself with more votes than the other guy. For example, they had zero position on abortion until the 80s, when the GOP decided to politicize it. Because the GOP left the pro-choice crowd behind, the DNC scooped them up and added it to their platform. They don't actually care about abortion, they care about votes.

    Remember when CoViD-19 was new and everyone was wearing masks until Trump said Masks Bad so now the GOP has to be anti mask mandate? Note how that has nothing to do with "small government" or any other GOP principle.

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