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I don't have much of a problem either way as I don't think I'll be engaging in political discussion on this website past this post but it seems like any sort of non-left wing opinions or posts are immediately trashed on here. That's fine. There's clearly a more liberal audience here and that's okay. I just don't want Lemmy to become a echo chamber for any side and it seems to be that way when it comes to politics already.

Mostly making this post just to drum up discussion as I'm new here.

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[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

both sides r bad mkay?

No, One side is fucking evil, and would happily exterminate the amorphous "other" if they could get away with it. How does if feel to know that you and the KKK vote for the same things and people btw?

We don't tolerate intolerance. If that sounds ludicrous to you, you should search for "the paradox of tolerance".

Coming from a former hardcore conservative who listened to that snake Rush Limbaugh and his ilk every single day for hours for the better part of a decade, then moved to Los Angeles and learned quickly that everything he had been told was a fucking lie... Put away the dog whistles. You aren't fooling anyone.

[–] ConsciousCode@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Genocide is evil? Next you'll tell me the nazis were the baddies!

[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is there a term for this 'both sides'ing? Politely declaring "both sides are equally bad" despite the glaring disparity?

[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

False equivalency is the term I'd use to describe it.