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[-] NoSuchNarwhal@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Eh, it's a lot like reddit.

Two thirds of the rabid ones here are keyboard socialists. They type a good game, know all the stock phrases, but when it comes to actually doing shit, well, touching grass is scary.

They stay inside and rant and rave about how things SHOULD be while we are out there actually making the incremental changes to try to bring it about.

Then they post and pat themselves on the back for saying we're not doing enough.

It's very clear that this is every bit the senseless, thoughtless, reactionary, pathetic echo chamber that t_d was, just with red flags instead of red hats.

Thank you all for helping me to realize that so quickly.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They stay inside and rant and rave about how things SHOULD be while we are out there actually making the incremental changes to try to bring it about.

Incremental changes like allowing abortion bans, trans bans, the cost of living to skyrocket, drone striking workers around the world, doing nothing about the climate, allowing millions of avoidable covid deaths for the sake of the rich... Oh and presiding over the restoration of child labour? Those incremental changes? Anything I missed?

You're useless. You are projecting enormously when you say we socialists only talk when literally everything is going backwards even when you're in power.

What do you even do anyway? Are you organising? Or do you just vote every few years and act like that means you do something? We organise.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

What organization have you done?

[-] Flaps@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Me personally, I teach and make my students aware of the dictatorship of capital, imperialism, the profite motive.. Basically marxism-leninism 101 on a introductionary level.

Other than that, I'm active in the teachers union and volunteer in the local chapter of the Marxist leninist party tog et local projects of the ground, like extending the public transport network, social housing, and most important of all, talking with people about their problems, the rise of fascism where I live and how to counter it, as well as the current neoliberal line of thought in both local and federale government.

What have you done?

[-] panopticon@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Whataboutism!!

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago

while we are out there actually making the incremental changes to try to bring it about.

lmao most of the activism by liberals here is voting every 2 - 4 years and posting, don't kid yourself. Just keep carrying water for an unrepentant segregationist and telling yourself that the incremental steps you are supporting are towards progress and not a third world war.

[-] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

You're not doing anything you're literally just actively promoting fascism. Congratulations, you beat the Republicans by becoming Republicans. So cool and very effective!

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

while we are out there actually making the incremental changes

Oh, like choosing between the fascist hog and the cryptofascist corpo hog? vote

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

They stay inside and rant and rave about how things SHOULD be while we are out there actually making the incremental changes to try to bring it about.

Phonebanking for Biden doesn't count as doing shit btw

[-] Bnova@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

Exactly why I've been phone banking for Hilary since 2016. We will overcome. โœŠ

[-] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Can't wait for her rematch against drumpf. It's her turn!

[-] Bnova@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Just like Rocky vs Ivan.

[-] Flaps@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ait lemme know when that incremental change actually changes something

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Incremental change doesn't work, but if it did we don't have time for it with the climate as it is, but if we did I'd still rather change something quick so we can stop people from dying in poverty and starvation.

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