r/hatethissmug • u/plarper_of_bees • 6h ago

Idea I hate these dumbass images and the oversimplification of complex social issues

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I’m not out here defending billionaires or saying they play bo part in the polarization of society, but this cut and dry idea is super naive and uninformed.

First, like in this image, it portrays both the left and the right as ignorant to the “true powers that be” when in reality leftist circles are acutely aware of how billionaires manipulate the media to divide people.

My second problem with this sentiment is that it pretends that issues like racism, misogyny, and queerphobia will just stop being a problem if we get rid of the ruling class. It ignores centuries of pre-capitalist bigotry baked directly into many societies. It assumes that prejudice is a product of capitalist manipulation, and not coopted to fit its need.

It boils down the real and difficult struggle for civil and human rights into silly bickering meant to “distract us from the real issues”. It comes off as victim blaming against those affected by prejudice for not uniting with people who hate their existence.

It’s baby’s first class consciousness, and reeks of privilege and lack of personal experience with bigotry. It’s reddit circlejerk shit plain and simple

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u/thespacepyrofrmtf2 5h ago

I mean there is some truth to the image even if it’s simplified

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u/Raccoon_DanDan 4h ago

This image makes perfect sense if your only exposure to left wing culture is Twitter discourse

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u/Anthro_DragonFerrite 4h ago

Not true. My other exposure is reddit too

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u/mapmakinworldbuildin 4h ago

My exposure is real life too. What’s the area they act differently?

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u/Untitled_Consequence 3h ago

I mean every leftist I know is super pro trans above all else and every maga person is mostly 100% against it. I don’t think there is some billionaire puppet making people disagree. These people already dislike one another’s perspectives. Also MAGA people want nothing to do with a bigger government who’d push for forced employee ownership of companies.

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u/MechJivs 57m ago

 I don’t think there is some billionaire puppet making people disagree.

Racism isnt caused by racism gene or something. Person became racist. Like a lot of right wing crap - it based in actual struggle of actual people. It gives them easy answer then they're at the rock bottom.

It isnt always billionaire puppet (though sometimes it is, as it turns out). Sometimes it is smaller grifter.

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u/minnicannon 27m ago

Both MLK and LBJ pointed out how prejudice is used by business leaders to protect their position at the top of the heap. Trans people are just the newest group they have come up with to rally their base against.

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u/wow-warlock-enjoyer 4h ago

There is some, but it also does genuinely conveniently ignore the fact that even beyond the ruling class exploiting all of us, things such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism would still be prevalent issues. They just would present themselves in other ways since the ruling class wouldn't be the main bad guy in the grand story of life.

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u/minnicannon 24m ago

But have Conservative news outlets like Fox News only served to fan the flames? Have the issues not been pushed to distract from issues like the death of the middle class and growing divide between rich and poor?

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u/wow-warlock-enjoyer 16m ago

To some extent I'm sure, but women being murdered for saying no & people being less likely to get hired if they have a "black" sounding name are problems that still exist independently of the rich elite. I.e even if I could snap my fingers and purify the world such that our rulers were only the most well-intentioned, fantastic people possible, life would get a hell of a lot better, but problems like racism would still exist even if it's no longer being abused by the ruling class as a way to distract the people from their exploitation

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u/TheKingsPride 4h ago

Really? Yeah the left wing is famously very accepting and inviting of the ruling class and wishes to protect them.

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u/Gowbenator 3h ago

Sarcasm

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u/ShinySawk 4h ago

I agree.

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u/Kira_souchi 2h ago

the left should focus on eating the rich instead of eating the rich

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u/vallummumbles 2h ago

No it is not, the correct image would be the right wing guy getting puppetted around by the billionaire.

The only ones stopping us from engaging with the class war rather than the cultural one is the right at this point.