• CommieGabredabok [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    “I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me”

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    “The GOP is directly inspired by the homophobic attitudes in both countries [Russia and China]. Have you been living under a rock?”

    in the course of a few hours. maybe-later-kiddo "ummm actually Americans are homophobic because of foreigners sweety, and I care about LGBTQ+ rights more than you"

    • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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      The fact that you can live in the USA and think the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is anything but homegrown (you know, like the racism) is the definition of “living under a rock”. Either that or just good ol’ American exceptionalism - “we are so amazingly progressive that it must be someone else’s fault there are bigots here.”

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      really gotta wonder about the “i identify as a socialist/all socialist regimes, past and present, are irredeemably evil!” folks

    • nightshade [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      “The GOP is directly inspired by the homophobic attitudes in both countries [Russia and China]. Have you been living under a rock?”

      If anything, Republicans are the ones inspiring bigots around the world (at least in terms of tactics). There’s a reason why right-wing groups in like a dozen other countries are also talking about “wokism” and “cancel culture” now.