I agree. Lemmy isn’t as progressive as it thinks it is generally. Just like other social platforms, the concept of a nuanced discussion is mostly (not always) an alien one.
People want things split neatly into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ or ‘us’ and ‘them’ and melt down when anything challenges those neat little boxes. We all do it to some degree, and I get the appeal of it.
But if we want things to ever really get better, we need to be able to have better discussions about important issues and accept things are very rarely binary.
Placing Kamala or Walz on some pedestal as if they’re perfect is just as blind as doing so for Trump.
I’m not in the US, and yes I would vote for Kamala, but I think it’s important to be aware they are not perfect and the fight for a better society/world won’t be over if they win.
I agree. Lemmy isn’t as progressive as it thinks it is generally. Just like other social platforms, the concept of a nuanced discussion is mostly (not always) an alien one.
People want things split neatly into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ or ‘us’ and ‘them’ and melt down when anything challenges those neat little boxes. We all do it to some degree, and I get the appeal of it.
But if we want things to ever really get better, we need to be able to have better discussions about important issues and accept things are very rarely binary.
Placing Kamala or Walz on some pedestal as if they’re perfect is just as blind as doing so for Trump.
I’m not in the US, and yes I would vote for Kamala, but I think it’s important to be aware they are not perfect and the fight for a better society/world won’t be over if they win.