I'm working on it. Maybe. Well, one day. Like when other Left of centre, anti trump, anti corpo type folks oppose the things I oppose in correct manner and degree, duh.
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My experience on Lemmy as very milque toast center left person has been pretty horrible so far, ngl. I hadn't even been here two weeks before I had to block most instances and several insane users who accused me of being a fascist for having the most normal, basic bitch takes. Something as simple as "I'm looking for non political instances because all this angry politics is exhausting and it is bleeding into everything on here" is apparently fascism.
The rest of Lemmy blocked me for transphobia because I suggested that trans men and trans women have their own categories in professional sports in order to make it more equal and safe for everybody.
I'm really only still here because I like the Danish feddit and enjoy popping in on the ADHD meme forum to chat with likeminded chaotics.
The rest of this whole network of forums feels like I'm walking on even more eggshells than I did the on reddit.
The rest of lemmy blocked you for transphobia because you shared transphobic views, views that are not based in reality. If you are going to suggest something which concerns the treatment and rights of a group which is currently being oppressed and targeted worldwide, please ensure that you are doing so based on facts rather than vibes.
I can empathise with wanting to disengage from political discourse from time to time.
I fully disagree with you there on my views being transphobic. If so, then the bar is in hell for what should and shouldn’t be considered transphobia. I reserve such term for actual oppression and hatred of a group where the hater actively wants to remove their ability to partake in society. It’s also not sexist to not have men and women box each other in a boxing ring, but instead keep them separated for safety and fairness.
I don’t mind disagreeing with people on different issues, but I resent whenever someone throws a label on their opponent instead of trying to talk about the issue in good faith. The rhetoric you use is a good example of why people can’t talk about anything with one another anymore without extremism being brought into it. It’s unproductive, fuels division among people who are otherwise likeminded and it creates echo chambers where no one ever has their views challenged. That is not the way if we want a normal and balanced society where everybody can talk with one another in good faith.
Separating men and women in certain physical sports for safety and fairness is founded in reality and fact. Separating transgender women from cisgender women has no such foundation, and in fact the research directly disagrees with it. There is a minor difference between cisgender men and transgender men in terms of physical performance.
Your views are transphobic because you share and propagate disinformation about transgender people while, if this conversation is anything to go by, willingly choosing not to educate yourself on what the facts are.
Me pointing out that you are factually incorrect is not "unproductive" unless you as an individual refuse to educate yourself on what the facts are. I didn't call you a transphobe, I never said anything about you. I never labelled you. I told you that you were wrong. Perhaps you should look inward if you consider it "echo chambery" and "extremism" when you are told by a transgender woman that you are sharing harmful views about transgender people.
Pretty much this. People with center left views are attacked viscously and called fascists.
That and also being agnostic, which I am as well. Holy shit the hatred both religious and atheist people have for the agnostics. Religion and politics really pushed me far away from most ideologies where groupthink is required for you to be accepted and total intellectual obedience is a demand. I have seen a bit of everything at this point in my life and I don’t want to be anywhere near groups like that.
Look, it takes time to change your views. Reddit is a right wing hell hole and your political beliefs reflect that.
This doesn’t wholly make you a bad person but, perhaps, try to learn more about why you’re getting such a strong reaction to your political opinions.
Your views on trans people for example are pretty out of date, there’s no legitimate reason to create a trans sporting league to make sport “safe”.
I don't feel the need to change my views. I think the problem is that on reddit and Lemmy and most other places on the internet these days, there is only room for one valueset and depending where you are, you either have to agree with all the most extreme rightwing opinions or the most extreme leftwing opinions, else you are labeled whatever they see as evil.
I don't feel the need to adopt the doctrine and join the church of the extreme right or the extreme left to be seen as a "wholly good" person.