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  •  Nollij   ( @Nollij@sopuli.xyz ) 
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    144 months ago

    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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.