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I identify as weird and the recent political trend makes me uncomfortable (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/autism
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Just had to out this somewhere and this is probably the most safe space for it.

I am an ultra left anarchist so i support any progress shift in us political polls and i do get it.

I dont and wont ask people to stop using effective political memes. But whenever i see a top comment labeled these bad people as weird, i feel like i too would not be accepted, even if i know thats not what its about.

Sorry.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's good weird and bad weird.

You know which one you are.

And I'm gonna say good weird.

[–] Zachariah 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you identify as weird, that’s good weird.

Unfortunately, the sociopaths who are being called weird are butthurt about it, and the people who might vote for them are dissuaded when they hear these people are weird. It’s bizarre that pointing out they’re criminals, christofascists, and rapists doesn’t affect them as much.

I have identified as weird since fifth grade, and it would be nice if something other than name calling—especially this one—was working. But if this takes power from the most vile, I feel like I should let it slide.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s bizarre that...

It's perfectly in line with their beliefs to be unconcerned with those things. Conformity is their number one concern, so you can see how being called weird is a bigger deal.

[–] Zachariah 12 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I guess what I really mean is I don’t understand how people can be like that.