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chetradley 236 points 2 years ago

The sooner we realize the "left vs right" battle is a facade put up to distract and divide us, the sooner we realize what terrifies the upper class: we're much stronger together.

Unless you're a Nazi, then you can get fucked.

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chetradley 172 points a year ago

Lots of people in the comments are failing to see the issue with this, so allow me to illustrate. Fair warning, this will not be an easy read.

So let's imagine you really hate trans people, gay people, and liberals. Unfortunately for you, none of these are crimes (yet), so you can't just go around assaulting and killing these people indiscriminately, as much as you'd like to. So what are you going to do?

Well, the best hate campaigns start with a shared enemy, and nobody is more hated than a child predator. Best of all, you can do pretty much whatever you want to them with no recourse. What are they going to do, call the police? Nobody is going to speak out against what you're doing, because if they do, you can just say that if they don't support you, then they must be defending child predators!

Now that we have a precedent for violence, it's time to expand our scope a bit. Since hunting pedophiles is a-ok, now you just need to label anyone you don't like a pedophile. You could say gay and trans people are pedophiles and groomers. And again, if anyone opposes you, just call them a groomer too!

But maybe that's not enough for you. No, you want to make sure that you can target anyone who disagrees with you. Well good news, because you can just join a group of people who believe that anyone who dislikes Donald Trump is a deep state pedophile. You don't even need evidence anymore, and there's a good chance the cops will be on your side! Happy hunting!

Seriously though, this vigilante "justice" should not be celebrated. Yes, we need to take child predators off the streets, but there is a process for that. Denying anyone due process opens the door to denying it to everyone.

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chetradley 164 points a year ago

Who would have imagined that a department called "human resources" wouldn't have your best interests in mind?

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chetradley 105 points a year ago

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chetradley 100 points 2 years ago

How does this even happen?

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chetradley 88 points a year ago

In September of last year, the podcast Behind the Bastards did a two part series on right wing blogger Curtis Yarvin, his connections to Peter Theil, and his influence on JD Vance. I highly recommend these episodes for anyone who wants to know where this is all headed.

Yarvin has, for years, pushed the notion of RAGE (retire all government employees), and his dark enlightenment movement centers on dismantling democracy and installing a neo-feudalistic system of government in which oligarchs rule as kings.

This is not some crazy new proposal that will be ignored by the people in power. This is the endgame. The oligarchs and right wing fascists Trump has surrounded himself with have been pushing this for years, just waiting for their moment.

If you don't think this is a big deal, then you probably won't realize until it's too late.

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chetradley 82 points 2 years ago

The tweet in question to save you the click.

The replies are hilarious. Everyone is 100% in favor of this idea, but the MAGA dipshits don't realize she's literally only doing this to protect a pedophile sex trafficker.

So, MTGs plan is to call out the entire Republican party as corrupt and rally her supporters to air their dirty laundry to the public. Truly fantastic, MTG. Please don't let anyone talk you out of it.

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chetradley 81 points a year ago

In a press release issued Wednesday by Arab Americans for Peace, the group said its members “appreciate the president’s offer to clean and rebuild Gaza” but “take issue with the president’s suggestion of taking over Gaza and removing its Palestinian inhabitants.”.

By "clean up", he literally means removing the Palestinians you absolute fucking morons.

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chetradley 80 points a year ago

Why is the Statue of Liberty making what is clearly just an awkward hand gesture and nothing more?

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chetradley 75 points a year ago

I was annoyed nobody would just link the thread so here y'all go:

https://xcancel.com/...

Warning: it's full of Nazis.

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chetradley 70 points a year ago

This is so sad. I'm going to go home right now, give my wife a big hug, and tell her that she is slightly more important to me than corporate cyber security.

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chetradley 65 points 3 years ago

Definitely an AI image. The reflections are off, the side mirror is floating, the panels all look weird and the railing is doubled up.

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chetradley 65 points 2 years ago

Bernie has been speaking truth to power on this longer than I've been alive, which is why the ruling class killed both his presidential campaigns.

Now, we're seeing the logical conclusion that plays out when people feel like there's no way to win this fight at the polls.

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chetradley 58 points 2 years ago

I voted for Jill Stein in 2016 because I assumed Hillary was going to win anyway, and I was in a solidly red state so fuck it, might as well vote 3rd party.

Then Trump won.
Then I learned about Stein's backwards views on nuclear energy, GMOs and vaccines.
Then she turned out to be a Russian asset.
Then she decided to run again and again, knowing that she's only acting as a spoiler for the Dems.

Boy did I make a mistake in 2016. I wish there was a perfect candidate for everyone to vote for, but unfortunately keeping Trump out of the white house is the best we can do. Harris isn't my first choice, but I voted for her on behalf of all of the people who will suffer under another Trump presidency.

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chetradley 56 points a year ago

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chetradley 47 points a year ago

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chetradley 47 points 3 years ago

I can make terrible financial decisions on my own thank you very much.

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chetradley 46 points a year ago

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chetradley 45 points a year ago

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chetradley 43 points 2 years ago

Don't forget: replacing nonpartisan government experts with Trump appointees, defending and reclassifying public media and banning pornography.

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