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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

But the talking head on Fox told me what to think about socialism, using no facts or common sense.

What am I supposed to do? NOT believe them?

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

All you have to do is come up with a new name for it. It's not like any of them have a clue about what socialism actually entails.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Historically, such a strategy doesn't actually work. Sooner or later, you get accused of being a godless commie or a tankie anyways. You can either stand firm in your beliefs and attempt to sweep away the dirt of the Red Scare to accurately contextualize Socialism and AES states, or fail to support them at all, leading to issues like Trotskyism (poor understanding of theory and a lack of support for AES) or PatSocs (Nationalist Socialists in the Imperialist countries).

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[–] BrutalPoseidon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It worked when people rebranded "falsehoods" to "alternative facts" so why not try it?

[–] iii@mander.xyz 13 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Ignore what politicians say, look at what they do.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 days ago

Both is good. Sometimes politicians are quite honest in an explanatory way for their actions, both need to be taken into account. They don't have to be honest, but their stance is usually projected clearly.

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[–] NotLuigi@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago

Gandalf really pulled the double consonant in Bilbo's name, dude was ANGRY

[–] JustADragon@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago

the fear for good, is the fear for change or admitting they where wrong. it is pride, as well as lazyness, combined with stupidity and weakness. because weakness is not how strong one seems(or lack there of) but weakness, is how little a person would be their real self, as well as how much they assume that in order to be strong they need to supress others so they are in a worse state than them. supressing people is a sign of the weak, because they are blinded and can only destroy.

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