this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2024
903 points (97.1% liked)
Microblog Memes
5793 readers
2339 users here now
A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.
Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.
Rules:
- Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
- Be nice.
- No advertising, brand promotion or guerilla marketing.
- Posters are encouraged to link to the toot or tweet etc in the description of posts.
Related communities:
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Some enlightened centrism in this comment. What are your first principles? As the Overton window continues to slide rightward, are you willing to commit to the current equilibrium? Or will you simply adjust each year?
Maybe we shouldn’t be lobbing grenades at college protestors.
I don't think you actually have any interest in my first principles, and because the question isn't genuine, I don't care to discuss them with you.
I absolutely wouldn't commit to the current "equilibrium", as it's dysfunctional all around. I don't care about the overton window shift, because there's an underlying objective reality that tends to keep it swinging back and forth. When we tip outside of that typical swing, it's generally exploitation by one party and myopia by the other, or some similar dynamic. On top of that, i just don't base my decisions on whether something is right or left.
I an not suggesting that we should be lobbing grenades at college protestors. I'm pointing out that this is occurring in a comparatively 'liberal' state (California) and in a comparatively 'liberal' context (academia), and that liberal ideals leave liberals open to authoritarian abuse, yet they are shocked when it happens.
This, of course, isn't unique to liberals. If things get too authoritarian, you open yourself up to manipulation - case in point, the current state of the Republican party.