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Why do you want the bad guys to win??? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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ETA: I said most of this in the comments but to save people the scrolling I'll say it here too.

This can be about elections but it isn't exclusive to elections. If it wasn't true between elections, I don't think the situation would exist during elections.

The meme is specifically about the difference between the group that isn't pretending to be good (100% evil) and the group that uses the other group as a threat to avoid pressure to become less evil themselves.

It does not offer a solution. It does not tell people what they should or could do. I think the problem is very broad and requires a diversity of tactics specific to local conditions, not a snappy easy fix that fits well in a meme. It does involve being able to discuss the parts of the machine that keeps the machine churning tho.

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[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 10 points 3 days ago

What I wanted to communicate with this meme is that the 20% evil group uses the 100% evil group as a threat to allow them to do the 20% evil.

It's a message about the mechanics not a suggestion about what should be done or what could be achieved.