Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoHaley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil Warwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·11 months agoI understand that they are shitty and racist – why do we have to feed into that? I get the irony! I really do. It just feels hypocritical to me. I would rather us tackle the issues rather than gleefully playing the identity politics game
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·11 months agoNobody is feeding into anything, we are using their logic against them. Pretty basic tactic for getting someone to realize they’re being shitty.
minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·11 months agoI mean, you’re “fighting fire with fire” except the fire in this case is racism basically ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·edit-211 months agoTIL using a politician’s LEGAL name is racist. Seriously, seek help.
I understand that they are shitty and racist – why do we have to feed into that? I get the irony! I really do. It just feels hypocritical to me. I would rather us tackle the issues rather than gleefully playing the identity politics game
Nobody is feeding into anything, we are using their logic against them. Pretty basic tactic for getting someone to realize they’re being shitty.
I mean, you’re “fighting fire with fire” except the fire in this case is racism basically ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
TIL using a politician’s LEGAL name is racist.
Seriously, seek help.