Don’t be dense. Define ‘bothsides type’ that includes all subsets of the group you’re talking about. I’d bet pretty penny it isn’t limited to people who use the phrase ‘both sides are exactly the same’.
I’m gonna guess this is pretty close: ‘someone who criticizes the democrats without clearly signaling their electoral support of them’
Don’t be dense. Define ‘bothsides type’ that includes all subsets of the group you’re talking about. I’d bet pretty penny it isn’t limited to people who use the phrase ‘both sides are exactly the same’.
Those who present of all major sides of an issue to be indistinguishable because they are both flawed, with the implicit or explicit exhortation to support neither, when there are obvious and important differences between the two with one being unambiguously preferable.
I’m gonna guess this is pretty close: ‘someone who criticizes the democrats without clearly signaling their electoral support of them’
I mean, harm reduction is not morally optional, but criticizing the Dems without signaling electoral support is not inherently a “BOTHSIDES” reaction, excepting, say, in the immediate lead-up to an election of unusual importance wherein the only realistic options are fascism or the Dems.
When there is an immediate crisis coming up, wherein messaging is extremely important, and you choose to amplify messages that help fascists without bothering to amplify messages that damage fascists, it’s difficult to see that as anything except service to fascism.
When there is an immediate crisis coming up, wherein messaging is extremely important, and you choose to amplify messages that help fascists without bothering to amplify messages that damage fascists, it’s difficult to see that as anything except service to fascism.
“If you’re not with us, you’re against us”
Democrats wanted everyone to shut up about how much was wrong that needed fixing so that they could win, and leftists wanted democrats to acknowledge how much was wrong that needed fixing so that they could win.
Throwing the leftists in with the right-wingers assumes that the rest of the country wasn’t already feeling the pain the democrats were trying to suppress.
Those who present of all major sides of an issue to be indistinguishable because they are both flawed, with the implicit or explicit exhortation to support neither, when there are obvious and important differences between the two with one being unambiguously preferable.
Lmao, here’s what this reads like:
A person who complicates a binary political choice at politically inexpedient moment by pointing out a flaw present in both binaries
No wonder American politics has regressed into pure symbols and signs.
If it had anything to do with electoralism you wouldn’t be whinging about this 3 and a half years before the next election
…
First, there’s no guarantee that the next election will matter at all.
Second, the issue is much deeper - namely, the exact kind of ‘bothsides’ bullshit that leads people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice of two in an election will certainly lead people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice in issues of action that require something greater than an hour of a single day of their life.
Third, why the fuck would you wait until the last minute to address an issue? If there is an outstanding issue that leftists seem to believe that losing and letting marginalized groups be murdered is preferable to picking the lesser evil, why should that not be addressed immediately instead of ten seconds before the next electoral circus?
the exact kind of ‘bothsides’ bullshit that leads people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice of two in an election will certainly lead people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice in issues of action that require something greater than an hour of a single day of their life.
LMFAO, get the fuck out of here with that white moderate bullshit. Are you serious?? Lol I can’t get over this. It’s like if you took MLK’s ‘the Negro’s great stumbling block’ quote and just removed the part about white moderates. Even he knew that the movement’s greatest hurtle wasn’t the actual-fucking KKK, but the democrats who continuously told them that ‘now is not the time’. Lmao. Yes, both sides are bad, that’s why we’re fucking pointing it out so we can fix it. What an absolute dipshit revisionist you are.
why the fuck would you wait until the last minute to address an issue?
Oh, did you just not understand what I was talking about? I’m pointing to your complaints about ‘bothsiders’ pointing to glaring issues within the democratic party. Yea, of-fucking-course now is the time to address these issues. That’s why it’s fucking crazy that you picked now to meme about ‘bothsiders’ drumming up inter-party tension well away from any of our next elections. This is when the tension needs to happen.
Fucking make up your mind lmao, is it good or bad to drum up tension about the bad shit in the democratic party, and is it good or bad right now? Do we have your permission? Is now a good time?
… Yea, see there it is. “Bothsides types are indistinguishable [in the way they criticize my party]”
What
Don’t be dense. Define ‘bothsides type’ that includes all subsets of the group you’re talking about. I’d bet pretty penny it isn’t limited to people who use the phrase ‘both sides are exactly the same’.
I’m gonna guess this is pretty close: ‘someone who criticizes the democrats without clearly signaling their electoral support of them’
Or, put another way:
Those who present of all major sides of an issue to be indistinguishable because they are both flawed, with the implicit or explicit exhortation to support neither, when there are obvious and important differences between the two with one being unambiguously preferable.
I mean, harm reduction is not morally optional, but criticizing the Dems without signaling electoral support is not inherently a “BOTHSIDES” reaction, excepting, say, in the immediate lead-up to an election of unusual importance wherein the only realistic options are fascism or the Dems.
When there is an immediate crisis coming up, wherein messaging is extremely important, and you choose to amplify messages that help fascists without bothering to amplify messages that damage fascists, it’s difficult to see that as anything except service to fascism.
“If you’re not with us, you’re against us”
Democrats wanted everyone to shut up about how much was wrong that needed fixing so that they could win, and leftists wanted democrats to acknowledge how much was wrong that needed fixing so that they could win.
Throwing the leftists in with the right-wingers assumes that the rest of the country wasn’t already feeling the pain the democrats were trying to suppress.
Lmao, here’s what this reads like:
No wonder American politics has regressed into pure symbols and signs.
That is literally what a FPTP election results in, yes. I see this is still taking time to sink in.
If it had anything to do with electoralism you wouldn’t be whinging about this 3 and a half years before the next election
…
First, there’s no guarantee that the next election will matter at all.
Second, the issue is much deeper - namely, the exact kind of ‘bothsides’ bullshit that leads people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice of two in an election will certainly lead people to abstain from siding with the less-vile choice in issues of action that require something greater than an hour of a single day of their life.
Third, why the fuck would you wait until the last minute to address an issue? If there is an outstanding issue that leftists seem to believe that losing and letting marginalized groups be murdered is preferable to picking the lesser evil, why should that not be addressed immediately instead of ten seconds before the next electoral circus?
LMFAO, get the fuck out of here with that white moderate bullshit. Are you serious?? Lol I can’t get over this. It’s like if you took MLK’s ‘the Negro’s great stumbling block’ quote and just removed the part about white moderates. Even he knew that the movement’s greatest hurtle wasn’t the actual-fucking KKK, but the democrats who continuously told them that ‘now is not the time’. Lmao. Yes, both sides are bad, that’s why we’re fucking pointing it out so we can fix it. What an absolute dipshit revisionist you are.
Oh, did you just not understand what I was talking about? I’m pointing to your complaints about ‘bothsiders’ pointing to glaring issues within the democratic party. Yea, of-fucking-course now is the time to address these issues. That’s why it’s fucking crazy that you picked now to meme about ‘bothsiders’ drumming up inter-party tension well away from any of our next elections. This is when the tension needs to happen.
Fucking make up your mind lmao, is it good or bad to drum up tension about the bad shit in the democratic party, and is it good or bad right now? Do we have your permission? Is now a good time?