The first pinned post can be found here:

https://lemmy.world/post/17530961

That’s where all the engagement and comments can be found, and I’d encourage everyone to participate there.

The reason for THIS post is to direct everyone there.

I’m getting multiple reports that some people can’t see it for some reason. Could be Federation, could be they blocked the user who posted it.

Here’s hoping you all can see THIS one and move over to where everyone else is engaged.

  • Luden [comrade/them]@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    At what point does someone calling for and causing harm to people you care about sufficient before you lose all empathy for them? How come politicians can literally get away with poisoning people’s water like in Flint, couping foreign governments, and contributing to the deaths of thousands or even millions but I can’t post memes when they die or else I’m worse than them by some brainworm logic? It’s so hypocritical the way they go unscathed because they didn’t put a gun to someone’s head directly. Now every milquetoast senator is sending well wishes to someone who would rather see them dead or deported. People should act in a way deserving of that empathy and maybe people would show it.

    • nieceandtows@programming.dev
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      4 months ago

      And you think this would help your cause? This would only motivate the right and make them more brazen. You can change things using violence, and if you do they won’t last. It’s up to the people to defeat them in the elections. Your focus should be on grassroots movements to change the people’s minds, not resort to violence like this. This same thought process is what led to J6 riots.

      • Luden [comrade/them]@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        I’m literally just talking about how I wouldn’t feel anything at all if things turned out differently. I hope you put as much effort toward your grassroots campaigns as you do chastizing people online about making fun of fascists.

    • tinkling4938@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I have no empathy for most politicians or the harm they have done out of greed.

      I’m not in favor of a single individual being judge, jury, and executioner.

      Our system for dealing with corruption is insufficient and infected by the corrupt.

      Other than some Ghandi-level mass nonviolent resistance, one is likely to just end up on the streets (as designed by the corrupt in question), or the way things are going, soon a wall.

      It sucks…