Need a politics-free safe space? It’s called “going for a walk”

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      Every boss, every landlord, every school board member, every person on your HOA committee you will ever interact with is deeply involved in politics and that has a direct impact on your life, whether you realize it or not.

      • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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        2 years ago
        • I had to wait aong time in traffic today.

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        • Public transit would be a nice alternative.

        🚨🚨🚨 POLITICS DETECTED 🚨🚨🚨

    • neptune@dmv.social
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      2 years ago

      You see, if you are white, straight and male, the answer is usually a big difference. For everyone else? Likely very little.

      • spiderjuzce@lemmy.sdf.org
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        2 years ago

        I don’t know why people are down voting you when you’re right. Hell people are mad at you just for talking about it

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          2 years ago

          I mean I was mildly flippant. But I am a straight white guy, so you know, I’m not really punching up or down here?

          • o_d [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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            It doesn’t matter what direction you’re punching here. You’re being called out because your analysis is wrong. Yes, politics in the west is certainly dominated by straight white males, but the important common trait that these people have is their class. Politics in most of the world is dominated by capital owners. Straight white males are afforded some concessions because it creates a divide among the working class. This does not mean that they are not oppressed due to their class character. Working class straight white males can and do suffer from some of the same oppression however, at a lower rate. This oppression is still unjustifiable.