@trek32 to Political Memes • 2 months agoWhy can't we have friendly discourseimagemessage-square26arrow-up1642arrow-down112
arrow-up1630arrow-down1imageWhy can't we have friendly discourse@trek32 to Political Memes • 2 months agomessage-square26
minus-square@alexclink101•2 months agoThey don’t understand irony. Or civility. Or empathy. But we can definitely all agree they are weird.
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish38•2 months agoIt’s not that they don’t understand; that’s too excusing/gives them too much credit. It’s that they deliberately do not care, and see “discourse” solely as a fight to be won by any means necessary, including blatant bad faith.
minus-square@alexclink7•2 months ago100% agree with this. Just started reading Black Pill by Elle Reeve and it says much the same
It’s a bit weird they don’t see the irony.
They don’t understand irony. Or civility. Or empathy.
But we can definitely all agree they are weird.
It’s not that they don’t understand; that’s too excusing/gives them too much credit. It’s that they deliberately do not care, and see “discourse” solely as a fight to be won by any means necessary, including blatant bad faith.
100% agree with this. Just started reading Black Pill by Elle Reeve and it says much the same