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One of the most frustrating things to me is how often people's left-wing views are used to legitimize their reactionary views. (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by BeanisBrain@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net
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  • LGBT people who accuse asexuals of "appropriating and diluting their struggle"
  • Radlibs who call advocacy of indigenous sovereignty "supporting ethnostates"
  • Feminists who imply that men can't be victims of SV because "they belong to the oppressor class"
  • Anti-colonialists who argue against veganism because "veganism is anti-indigenous"

Lots of people will identify and fight for their own material interests, but empathy with and support for the struggles of others is depressingly rare.

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[–] 10TH_OF_SEPTEMBER_CALL@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's kinda hard to make people care about animals when themselves are treated worse than a westerner pet.

there's also the famous "we can bomb arabs because they threat gays and women bad"

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

From extensive firsthand experience, it's hard to make well-off westerners care about animals too.

[–] 10TH_OF_SEPTEMBER_CALL@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

yea poor people cant afford meat