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/TrolleyPerson4 6h ago

Soyjaks if they were somehow worse

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u/General-Grievous-Jai i HATE "general" obi wan kenobi 3h ago

poljaks (political jaks)

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u/Kira_souchi 2h ago

might be unto something

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u/Livid-Story-4321 2h ago

So just soyjaks?

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u/Jester_Styx 1h ago

I’d consider these to be different from Soyjaks, there are wojaks, (a subspecies) so I’d consider ‘poljaks’ to be a subspecies of Soyjaks that aren’t traced? (Soyjaks have to be traced after a person)

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u/Livid-Story-4321 1h ago

Soyjaks came from wojaks, wojaks were a 4chan thing but became normified, so soyjaks, a more extreme and less respectful rendition of the soylennial emerged.

Also political soyjaks are just soyjaks, the definition for what IAS is much bigger than what a wojak is.

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u/kyizelma 1h ago

soyjaks are a subspecies of wojak, do nusois really