TemutheeChallahmet [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoHonestly I think this take is true, Dems and leftists are bad at using anger and hatred as tools for change, and worry about sounding too problematic when we dohexbear.netimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12
arrow-up152arrow-down1imageHonestly I think this take is true, Dems and leftists are bad at using anger and hatred as tools for change, and worry about sounding too problematic when we dohexbear.netTemutheeChallahmet [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareCommunistCuddlefish [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoHatred and anger are good. I hate fascists and I’m angry at them for the atrocities they commit. But fed man will kill me if I take that anger out on their bodies. Anyway I think we should be stoking hatred actually. It’s good to hate fascists
minus-squareTunnelvision [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoI think the tendency for the left to not revel in hatred and violence is multi faceted, but it ultimately stems from two points. A. We have objectives that are material. B. All wars end at some point. Reactionaries revel in violence and hatred because it’s really all they have to offer.
Hatred and anger are good. I hate fascists and I’m angry at them for the atrocities they commit. But fed man will kill me if I take that anger out on their bodies.
Anyway I think we should be stoking hatred actually. It’s good to hate fascists
I think the tendency for the left to not revel in hatred and violence is multi faceted, but it ultimately stems from two points.
A. We have objectives that are material.
B. All wars end at some point.
Reactionaries revel in violence and hatred because it’s really all they have to offer.