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[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

What if I'm a centrist insisting both sides are garbage?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

You're literally who the meme is about.

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 2 points 28 minutes ago

Oh it goes both ways then, cool. I'm okay with that.

Both sides exclude me for holding my particular set of opinions. I'm on my side, fuck you!

[–] Ragdoll_X@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 42 minutes ago) (3 children)

Funny how there's a bunch of people in the comments essentially just unironically repeating the meme: "Well this must be wrong because I believe this and I'm actually a centrist!!!"

That's the point, buddy. You're the butt of the joke. The idea that the far-left and far-right are equally bad or warrant the same amount of scrutiny and criticism is a right-wing belief.

To make the point more obvious instead of using "left" and "right" look at specific policy beliefs that the left right have:

  1. Equality across social and demographic groups vs. State-enforced racism, sexism and other kinds of bigotry

  2. Abolishment of bourgeois property and money vs. Complete privatization, oligarchy and corruption

  3. Globalization, peaceful relations and a right to live where you want vs. Complete isolationism and xenophobia

  4. Right to self-governance and no government with a monopoly on violence vs. State sanctioned violence against those considered undesirable or traitors

Hopefully I don't need to explain which one is obviously worse.

[–] chrischryse@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

They are both bad in their own ways just one is the lesser of two evils.

But to me both sides suck

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

I like to come into these comments because it gives me a fresh batch of new "centralists" to tag.

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