• chosensilence@pawb.social
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    1 month ago

    it isn’t about trying to change their minds, it’s about directing their anger to the correct source. it isn’t holding up a mirror and going “you are to blame.” there would be empathy with the common laborer exploited by these fascists they vote for. you can appeal to people without challenging them directly.

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      1 month ago

      it isn’t about trying to change their minds, it’s about directing their anger to the correct source.

      That’s exactly what I’m saying.

      it isn’t holding up a mirror and going “you are to blame.”

      This is not what I’m saying.

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        1 month ago

        you underestimate the average person’s adherence to strict ideology. a lot of people have a mixture of beliefs without realizing it and tend to focus on the more extreme forms the Right has shoveled them. it is definitely possible to unify people through initial common ground that pacifies rather than agitates, like higher wages: practically every LABORER is in favor of that.

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          I’m not sure where the disconnect is. There is an old saying that comes to mind: act in haste, repent at leisure.