50501

Whoever coined the phrase "it's not my job to educate you" is top of my rogues gallery. If you want democracy to succeed, it is literally your job to educate everyone you can about the things you are passionate about and the changes you wish to see. I get where it came from, I understand the feeling, but it's the worst possible phrase in the context of trying to make a political change.

Wish we wouldnt use AI

Imperfect Allies Aren't Enemies

• Critique to build, not tear down
• Organize, don't just argue
• Movements win, not individuals
• Perfection is the enemy of progress
• Ego kills movements
• Plan for the long game
• Meet people where they are
• Power doesn't care about feelings
• Division is a weapon used by elites, don't play along

I'd be more likely to listen if this weren't next to an AI Gen otter

However, you have to be careful that your movement doesn't get infiltrated, because that will hurt your movement. You have to be careful who you are walking with, and what their end goals are.

Don't protest for a better health care system with people that are antiscientific. Don't protest for a free Palestine together with antisemitic people. Do not let them blur your message.

I really wish my fellow "progressives" would get it through their heads how deeply true it is that perfection is the enemy of progress. It's supremely ironic that so many people who say they value freedom and individuality are so ABSOLUTELY intolerant of any slight deviations from what they see as moral perfection and adherence to doctrines. It's like you're either a hundred percent right or ten thousand percent wrong, and even suggesting there can be an in-between is being "complicit". Lighten the fuck up or we'll never get anywhere.

This is 100% something a few people here on Lemmy need to see.

That sounds like something an enemy would say, right before they disagree with my objectively correct opinion about some minor thing and reveal their true nature.

This for everytime some one suggests an idea. It's not your job to snipe it because it's too lofty an idea. If it's a good idea, help hold it up.

This!!

I see people shaming others for using Proton etc. It's not perfect sure, but it's a step in the right direction away from google.

Any step in the right direction should be praised.

People on lemmy retort stuff like this with "If you talk to a nazi, you ARE a nazi".

Meanwhile it's just some dude who likes sourdough.

Honestly we have more in common than we think - on the left we just happen to "eat our own" so to speak.

Like the Muslim voters in Michigan that voted for Trump because they didn't like Harris' support of Israel and then immediately had ICE breathing down their necks

looks around the thread

I don't know why you felt the need to make a message like this, OP. We're all fully united and never quibble over inconsequential shit.

Also, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Never forget that even though we knew that Stalin was a vicious mass murderer of his own people, we allied with him to defeat Hitler, and it is highly unlikely that we could have done it without out them, or at least it would have taken us far longer, and cost many more lives.

We turned on each other the moment the war was over, but at least we could agree to put aside our differences for the time being.

It is likely that when it comes time to finally put down the rabid dog named MAGA once and for all, it is going to require allying with the Traditional GOP. I despise them with everything I have, and will want accountability when this is over, but if they are willing to assist us in purging MAGA from society, we are going to have to hold our noses and accept their help.

WhY Do YoU SuPpOrT GeNoCiDe?

LGBT folks got their ears on? Listening?

I've never felt friendlier, closer to a group of people and felt so much "fuck you die in a fire not enough!"

I will never stand against you, but it sure as fuck is hard being a friend.

(IRL, no problem. But online? Jesus fucking Christ what purity testing assholes.)

Dear 50501 folks,

Every so often I check my messages at Facebook and noted there’s a big 50501 group there… any chance you could get that group to start educating their Facebook members that supporting Facebook means supporting the coup and fascism?

Just a thought, Wwe

Unsure how this is supposed to help my bowels but thanks for sharing anyway! /j

On a serious note, yeah, this has been tricky for me to learn and internalise. Especially when the topics are close to home.

"I can't vote for Harris! She was endorsed by Dick Cheney!"

By that logic, none of the people threatened by the Nazis should have accepted help from Imperialist England and racist USA.