MummysLittleBloodSlut comments on Dilemma

[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The difference between serious leftists and performative leftists on Lemmy is that serious leftists use Lemmy to talk to voters. Performative leftists use Lemmy to talk to politicians.

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Perfectly stated. If you have a problem with a politician's messaging, that's fine and normal, but that's a conversation to have with that politician and their staff. As I put it in another thread, it's my dentist's job to encourage responsible dental hygiene, but if I don't brush it's my teeth that rot.

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[–] Jentu@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Democrats care about messaging (especially to centrists and republicans). Leftists care about actions. Leftists tend to hate imperialist action with a progressive hashtag more vocally because it’s just as deadly and twice as deceitful.

Assuming the metaphor is that western society is a mouth of teeth, it was full of rot before we were born. Republicans want to eat more candy. Democrats want to eat the same amount of candy republicans ate 4 years ago but brush every couple years at the voting booth in the hopes that the rot gets brushed away. Leftists want the rotten teeth pulled since it’s starting to affect the entire system now and will soon ~~destroy the world~~ cause heart disease if action isn’t taken.

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