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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36276203

ID: 3 panel comic:

  1. A surprised looking person pops in to existence on a floating rock surrounded by fire, next to the devil.

  2. The person asks "wait a second-- why'd I end up in hell??"

  3. The devil, now taking up the entire frame, replies: "because centrism enables fascism"

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[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You can be on the fence about anything, but remember the devil owns the fence.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

it's not a good place to sit.

with enough pressure the fence becomes a jagged edge that can cut you in half.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol, the devil? What are we, children? Do you also believe in Santa?

Eh... I envy you, if so. Truly...

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Am i missing a joke or something?

When you have 2 yards separated by a fence, the fence is on one of the sides, somebody owns the fence. The saying means that by not picking sides, you still technically pick a side.

It's a metaphor. You don't need to "believe" in them.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm not centrist because I'm on the fence, I'm centrist because I hold both leftwing and rightwing ideologies

[–] Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honest question that you dont need to answer: what are your right wing ideologies? Are they just fiscal or are they social as well?

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

From the rightwing side, I support private healthcare, strict immigration laws (I am an immigrant), and the lower value of human life (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life)

From the leftwing side, I support higher taxes, UBI, public education, public transit, and work camps

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And you’re okay with one side openly calling for violence against others and destroying society for the benefit of a few?

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

you’re okay with one side openly calling for violence against others

Absolutely? Free Luigi.

destroying society for the benefit of a few

Nope, that's not generally something I support

I laughed aloud. Thank you for this.

We are a dying breed... The ones who aren't always screaming about extremist nonsense. This world wasn't made for us...

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 days ago

Yeah I don't get why people like OP think not being an extremist means you feel nothing about any political ideology or position.

I agree with Democrats on most issues so I vote accordingly, but I'm not under the illusion that being closer to perfection most of the time means anything the DNC says or does has to be gospel, or I have to do mental gymnastics to make my views fit theirs.

At the end of the day they're a political cabal that seeks to sustain itself with more votes than the other guy. For example, they had zero position on abortion until the 80s, when the GOP decided to politicize it. Because the GOP left the pro-choice crowd behind, the DNC scooped them up and added it to their platform. They don't actually care about abortion, they care about votes.

Remember when CoViD-19 was new and everyone was wearing masks until Trump said Masks Bad so now the GOP has to be anti mask mandate? Note how that has nothing to do with "small government" or any other GOP principle.

[–] Yipper46@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wouldnt each side accuse the other of that specifically whilst believing their own side doesn't?

I'm guessing that's the point of the question.