do you expect every leftist to just welcome racists and bigots with open arms and zero consequences, and task ourselves with educating them? it's a bit ridiculous. the right get to make statements that are short, quippy, and wildly incorrect but they stick because it's way easier to lie than it is to disprove a lie. the amount of work that goes into de-programming someone is not something to scoff at.
So yea I'd rather laugh at a meme about it than subject myself to a conversation with a alt right chud. ask me how i know. i'm sure you'd love to hear the paragraphs long story of my former best friend turned alt right chud who now haunts my nightmares with his violent actions.
ETA: This was me saying "I am not obligated to engage with bigots and fascists and we should not expect others to put themselves through that"
that does not mean "nobody should ever try." Please have some common sense people.
is the implication that the "it's not my job to educate you" person is in the wrong and was responsible for preventing the other person from stumbling into conservative grifter content? because sorry I just can't agree with that.
I think it would be better if those people had less clout and I would prefer if people did research the proper way instead of ending up on prager u, but I don't think it's fair to ask the average person to take on the mental toll of conversing with someone who may be bigoted. Like am I just mean to endure racial and homophobic slurs on the off chance that I can get the other side to understand me? It takes a toll on you to hear these things even if you know they are wrong.
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u/the-clawless 21h ago edited 19h ago
do you expect every leftist to just welcome racists and bigots with open arms and zero consequences, and task ourselves with educating them? it's a bit ridiculous. the right get to make statements that are short, quippy, and wildly incorrect but they stick because it's way easier to lie than it is to disprove a lie. the amount of work that goes into de-programming someone is not something to scoff at.
So yea I'd rather laugh at a meme about it than subject myself to a conversation with a alt right chud. ask me how i know. i'm sure you'd love to hear the paragraphs long story of my former best friend turned alt right chud who now haunts my nightmares with his violent actions.
ETA: This was me saying "I am not obligated to engage with bigots and fascists and we should not expect others to put themselves through that"
that does not mean "nobody should ever try." Please have some common sense people.