Acronymesis

joined 2 years ago
[–] Acronymesis 3 points 2 years ago

You know, I have to admit, you have an excellent point there. Damn.

[–] Acronymesis 34 points 2 years ago (31 children)

Because the right-wing saturation of platforms like YouTube was so central to my becoming a reactionary, I believe that creating a competing left-wing presence in online spaces should be a priority for the Left. Currently, conservatives enjoy a nearly unchallenged role in grabbing young men who may very well be supportive of progressive movements, but whose lack of community drives them away from collective politicking. This needs to change.

It's really refreshing to see a suggestion for how to help solve the right-wing rabbit hole problem other than just blaming "education" and saying it needs to be fixed (not that I think fixing education isn't the answer, I just don't think that it is the only answer). Something I've been asking myself since the 2016 election is, what the hell are we going to do about what is happening to our society that is turning people towards hate, bigotry, selfishness and cruelty? Sure, we can try to educate people, but there will always be folks that turn away from public education. Additionally, here's only a fraction of us who attend some form of higher education that might expose us to information that might bring some out of a selfish world view. Meanwhile, all that right wing content has flooded the internet, just waiting to enthrall folks who don't have direction.

Fighting back by introducing an equal (or even greater?) amount of content that opposes hateful ideology is not a bad idea at all as a method to try and catch these folks before they fall into these dark rabbit holes.

[–] Acronymesis 18 points 2 years ago

I have to agree. Personally, I like “Klanned Karenhood” as it better reflects their shrill bigotry.

[–] Acronymesis 16 points 2 years ago

As there are no real consequences for the corruption in the supreme court, there will be none for those who ignore their decisions.

“Now let them enforce it” -Some racist dickhead president the Orange One idolizes-

[–] Acronymesis 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don’t know about you, but the sound quality of the voice on Apple Maps is way better than Google through CarPlay.

[–] Acronymesis 10 points 2 years ago

the more evidence that comes out, the more republicans want to vote for him.

Look into Oppositional Defiant Disorder in adults. Big piece of the puzzle for me.

[–] Acronymesis 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Acronymesis 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Place the words you wish to have the link embedded into within brackets [like this] and then immediately follow the right bracket with the link within parentheses (https://likethis.com).

Here's a formatting how-to for Lemmy if it helps!

[–] Acronymesis 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Acronymesis 2 points 2 years ago

I am no lawyer, but you can bet the Orange One’s team will try to throw everything AND the kitchen sink to try to delay this until after the general election. If not “wE dIdN’t HaVe EnOuGh TiMe tO vIeW eViDeNcE¡”, it will be something else, and it will be up to Judge Aileen to determine whether the need for delay has merit.

Not the best prospects for swift justice (let alone the delays that dragged it out thus far), but this compromise date by Aileen is better than I think most expected.

[–] Acronymesis 8 points 2 years ago

Very true, and the Orange One seems to have a knack for the court of public opinion, at least with the rubes. Not sure how effective it will be against Jack Smith, though.

[–] Acronymesis 12 points 2 years ago

Indeed! While I’m not ready to believe she’s figured out her bullshit isn’t going to fly, this is a good sign!

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