• bklyn@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    Once upon a time, this “political extremism“ used to just simply be called “being a decent human being“. How far we’ve fallen.

    • Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Well keep in mind some of these freedoms the far right has been whining about for a couple decades is literally someone suggesting they not be an intolerant racist homo/transphobe, and that some people should feel comfortable with saying “Happy Holidays” because not everyone celebrates Xmas.

    • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      used to just simply be called “being a decent human being“. How far we’ve fallen.

      What specific moment in the past are you idolizing here?

      When in human history years has it been more acceptable to be any random marginalized group than it is today?

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            2 days ago

            Red Scare propaganda, and its fundamental essence now entrenched across society, is largely to blame for decency and empathy becoming demonized as extremist.

            Simply acknowledging historical antecedents is not whitewashing or idealizing the past.