In hindsight, it was the most predictable thing in the world, yet it still somehow caught me by surprise.

No, I don’t support the guy. I don’t even live in the U.S., and I wouldn’t have voted for him if I did. But I do think the average person who identifies as “on the left,” particularly here on Lemmy, doesn’t realize how incredibly toxic the atmosphere becomes for true independents. We’re stuck enduring a firehose of insanity and hatred from both sides.

In my view, one of the main reasons we got Trump in the first place was the identity politics and wokeism on the left. For a while, I thought the pendulum was swinging back toward reason and balance, but now it feels like we’re back where we started. Honestly, I can’t even blame people for voting for him - it’s just a shame that the silent majority has to suffer because of the vocal minority.

Why is it that political discussions seem incapable of being conducted dispassionately? I can’t shake the feeling that this polarization is driving more people to the right, only worsening the issue. Hell, I’m probably going to be labeled a right-winger just for making this post. And then people wonder why the right is gaining popularity. Where else can centrists even go anymore when the left eats its own?

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Here. Let’s break this apart and discover why you sound like a piece of shit.

    I will continue to use the term wokesim because it describes a real phenomenom in the world. If you want to paint a false picture of my beliefs

    So, you say wokeism is a real thing, and you say that we are misrepresenting your beliefs, but you don’t tell us your definition of being woke. What about it do you disagree with and why is it bad? How can we accurately understand your beliefs, if you don’t tell us what they are?

    Yes absolutely. That perfectly describes my attitude towards trans people.

    I’m assuming this is sarcasm, but again it’s not very clear. You seem offended that we think you feel this way, but your only response is “yup. I’m an asshole!” Why shouldn’t we believe you?

    Your entire post is “These assholes won because you guys are also assholes, but I am not an asshole. I believe all the correct things, but I won’t tell you what those are.”

    I’m not saying you have to pick a side and commit to becoming the stereotype, but if you use buzz words like woke, and claim to be against it, you damn well better know what it means before you start throwing it around. So, what is woke, and why do you hate it?