• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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        3 months ago

        I don’t have to strain too hard, my wife is a brown immigrant and I recently armed myself for that exact scenario. That’s not the same as just taking to the streets in a half assed, unplanned spontaneous “revolution”.

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            3 months ago

            You’re free to believe what you want, but I’ve had this conversation at least a dozen times. Yes I’ve engaged sincerely, yes I confirmed that that was precisely what they were saying. Your lack of belief does not a strawman make.

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                Who knows? Maybe they’re bots or trolls trying to get leftists to do something stupid, maybe they’re naïve kids who took fringe or hyperbolic takes to be more mainstream. They’re here though.

                These “leftists” aren’t any more legitimate than the mainstream commercial nihilists in the original.

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      3 months ago

      Have you ever spoke with them in good faith and asked what they mean and if they seriously believe revolution is possible under the current material conditions of the US empire? I am sure you can find someone who might say yes to this but it is in no way close to the consensus. I’ve personally never encountered it

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          It certainly depicts it as a norm which is where I found disagreement and honestly anyone advocating for that should be talked to and educated instead of shamed through vague posting.

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            Not really? It just says “the leftists I met online”, that’s a sample not consensus

            And I’ve tried talking and educating, you can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into. And this post isn’t for them, it’s for the Calvins out there.

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              They’re saying that they’ve literally never met anyone calling for immediate action whilst proclaiming to interact regularly with Hexbears. They’re not in good faith.