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[-] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

More deaths than Gaza. And you probably haven't even heard about it. Why? Because the same anti-democratic forces that are supplying the Myanmar junta with weapons are filling your feeds with footage of Gaza, keeping your amygdala busy with Israel and ensuring you don't look anywhere else, including Sudan or toward the Uyghurs. They've got you too busy arguing socialism versus capitalism to recognize their unfortunate correlations with democracy and authoritarianism. They almost successfully used Gaza to drown out news of Ukraine but strategy master Zelensky got ahead of them, so you haven't been able to turn a blind eye to the plight of Ukrainians.

[-] Tango@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago

You don't have to explain EVERY social phenomenon with a conspiracy theory.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

This is tongue in cheek, right? People commonly talk like this though, and it always drives me bugshit because it's so easy and tempting to reify chaos as a personal adversary. There are conspiracies, but they are many and have definite, limited aims. And they aren't all related to each other. Sometimes it can feel that way because so many rich people have the same means and motivations, but they're not a vast conspiracy with total cohesive aims.

Sorry if you were joking, I assume you are. It just does my head in when people really have it this twisted.

[-] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Great argument. Way to talk about nothing.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Oh, so you're an actual parody of yourself but you're still talking shit? Typical.

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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