• GinAndJuche@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    I don’t think liberals view us as potential allies. They view the left the same way Fritzl viewed his family.

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      10 months ago

      And they shouldn’t view leftists as allies. Nobody on here says liberals are “allies” and at the same time people here expect liberal politicians to be allies? I don’t know why people get so worked up and upset about people doing exactly what makes sense.

      There’s a bizarre thing where people on this forum and twitter and elsewhere act like they’re the pets of liberal politicians and feel hurt when they aren’t taken care of. While also literally saying liberal politicians are their enemy. Stop trying to have it both ways. Either say “scratch a liberal” or post about how “the Democrats are making bad political moves 😢😥”

      I think the whole “not voting for Biden is a vote for Trump” thing clearly works because it makes people on here and twitter so irritated it feels like every fourth post is complaining about liberals calling “us” Trump supporters.

      If you’re not going to vote for Joe Biden, at least own it and stop acting hurt by liberals calling you a trump voter.

      • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        10 months ago

        I wonder how much of that sentiment comes from people shifting left after being staunch Dems for years. It’s hard to completely break away, especially when the new group you are breaking to is considered “fringe” and is much less accepted in mainstream society.