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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Please be better than this. It's the mirrored version of 'owning the libs', and it hurts us all in the end.

That said, I am very pleased that justice has been served. We need to hold more politicians accountable, both at the polls and in the courts.

[–] terminally_offline@infosec.pub 52 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's funny.

The left is expected to shut up and take blow after blow from conservatives.

But the moment I use a satisfied seal meme, not even any of the myriad of more offensive ways I could have made this meme, people jump at the defense of conservatives saying we need to be "better".

Blowing off steam is allowed and I'll keep doing it, thank you very much.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago

This is the way

[–] LoamImprovement 9 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it's incredible how the 'seethe and cope' crew never get called out on being shit-stirrers and directly attacking liberals, but the minute you make a joke about convicted felon Donald Trump, all of a sudden cries for 'unity' and 'civility' come out of the woodwork.

Almost like they're massive hypocrites who never gave a flying fuck about unity and use crocodile tears and both sides-ism to avoid accountability for the things they say and do.

[–] Minarble@aussie.zone 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought about what you said, but I came to the only logical conclusion.

Fuck Trump and the horse he rode in on.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 months ago

Oh I agree about that part. I even agree in the schadenfreude about his (direct) suffering, and he absolutely deserves it (and more).

[–] Kata1yst@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago

Nah. Derision, public shaming, and ostracism are fundamental to the maintenance of the social contract. How else can we moderate extremists? The denazification of Germany was effective because they didn't shy away from these methods.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I agree to an extent. I feel the difference is it's popular in conservative culture to do things simply to "own the libs", even if that behavior is self destructive. Actions primarily meant to harm others celebrated simply because they hurt others shouldn't be condoned.

If the pursuit of a more just and equitable society results in the tears of fascists, misogynists, and/or racists, I'll gladly bathe in them.

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