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So we have people that are complacent in their beliefs and are inundated with hate from their media feeds. People of the past arent equipped for the disinformation age; its not that surprising. What stands out to me is that the hateful narrative exists, and is so successful at dividing people.
So what do we do? Is there any particular gain by seething over a general population of people? They arent inherently bad... people at large reduce meaning and memeify things so the mental load is lighter. Its a problem on lemmy and its a problem for the majority of people living. They want to care about the right things but they are missing guidance. There used to be a more cohesive narrative that people trusted which is now gone now.
I cut ties with pretty much everyone in my life who was not willing to gender me correctly. That's not seething, it's me protecting myself from having to deal with their bullshit. I'm here in a lib online space as a leftist not because I "like" conservatives, but because I dislike when liberals act like conservatives.
It's really a grand irony to be getting accused of being a republican because I have left-wing critiques of democrats and express disappointment in them.
Oh great comment! I mean, you're going to get downvoted to hell for it, and probably nasty DM's, but you are making a great point.
Stay strong, girl. Don't let anyone here bully you out of here. We need your voice.
Thanks, I appreciate it :)