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[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 96 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Incoherent take. The right is a tool the billionaires use to take shit away from the rest of us.

[–] Jimius@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Higher levels of education are correlated with progressive political views. So if you want to swindle a large group of people. Educated progressives are the hardest to fool. That's why far right-wing is so common and far left-wing fairly rare.

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think this meme is clearly made for the average American that sees politics as "left vs. right" being "Dems vs. Republicans".

I don't think it's referring to "the left" as anti capitalist here. It's meant to appeal to normies.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That was my feeling. It's not a PhD thesis on economic justice or revolution, it's just something I'm hoping might make my Uncle Herb and nephew George say 'Huh'.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

But bringing people over from the right is important and attacking them is counterproductive.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

on a similar, related, note, integrating young men into society and not estranging them by telling them that they're the worst, is also important to have a coherent society.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, when they stop attacking us for believing in human rights, maybe we can have a dialogue.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Exactly, the issues we are diametrically opposed on cannot afford compromise. You can't compromise on whether or not trans people deserve to exist. You can't compromise on whether all school children deserve to eat. You can't compromise on the opposition of fascism, racism, and bigotry. These people can get on the right side of morality or they can get fucked and I'll tell every one of them to their face now that the other shoe is dropping on it. They have been offered the open hand of reason and discussion since at least 2015. They spat in our face for a decade. Now they get the fist.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not an excuse for mystification.

Also I'm pretty sure most right wing people consider themselves "moderate" or "independent" anyway so it's not like they'll feel attacked if we correctly blame the right for its crimes

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Can confirm. Interview a con for my class and he was dead set that he's a centrist. Did have a single left opinion.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're right and you're wrong. The 'right' is a made up label for class traitors who have been tricked into supporting billionaires. It's incredibly useful for the billionaires because they get the support and it divides the rest of us and we put our energy into the fake boogeyman instead of focusing our efforts on them.

The right are the lackeys of the owning class and will fight the left regardless of the extent to which the left limits the scope of its engagement.