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[–] grumpycactus@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think the people fighting those issues "on the margins" are likely accomplishing more on the issues you claim are important too though? It's not either or. You don't have to choose to only care about one thing.

The conspiracy part of my mind thinks people saying things like you're saying just don't like trans people, but ultimately don't really care about Palestinian children or climate change either. I'll take people that actually fight for something.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not either or. You don't have to choose to only care about one thing.

On a personal level, absolutely.

But, we just, and probably permanently lost a huge swathe of the Amazon in part because Bolsonaro won votes on a vague anti woke platform.

The American public iirc, disagrees with the Republican party on most major issues like climate change, gun safety and healthcare. But, children are still shot in schools because Republicans don't need to campaign on issues, they campaign on being anti woke.

I don't have a solution. I don't think we can or should stop talking about marginalized groups. But, the fact is that social justice is also enabling things that have and will have increasingly devastating effects on the most vulnerable people on Earth.

[–] skweetis@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Oh please. Allowing fascists to terrorize queer people and ban books about slavery isn't going to save the Palestinian children. Who are you? I feel pretty confident that if someone wanted to examine your life for five seconds we could see how you bathe daily in the blood of innocent children. Let's start with whatever device you're posting on and the energy that powers it. Let's clean up your life before we consider throwing trans people to the wolves. I'm sure you will gladly sacrifice yourself for the cause.