this post was submitted on 07 May 2025

967 points (93.4% liked)

Political Memes

8001 readers

3019 users here now

Welcome to politcal memes!

These are our rules:

Be civil

Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.

No misinformation

Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.

Posts should be memes

Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.

No bots, spam or self-promotion

Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.

No AI generated content.

Content posted must not be created by AI with the intent to mimic the style of existing images

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Rooki@lemmy.world

automodbeta@lemmy.world

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world

Tenthrow@lemmy.world

JonsJava@lemmy.world

WrenFeathers@lemmy.world

967

I am shocked, I say. Shocked! Well, not that shocked. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

285 comments fedilink hide all child comments

(page 5) 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Even if they're not a right-winger and don't claim to be a centrist, "both-sides"ing things is a waste of time, at best.

Like, when Jon Stewart came back to the Daily Show. I think it was his first show back, but it might have been his second... And his main talking point was about how both Biden and Trump were old. I know he's just a comedian on a comedy show, but it still felt like a betrayal. At the very best, it was a waste of a chance to say something that could have actually made a difference.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I mean, they are both old, I don't think that's a perspective that should be discounted. That's not a discussion on policy or who one should vote for as much as it is the understandable concern about whether either of them would still be alive for their entire second term.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I like Jon, but TDS has done more harm than good for the left.

It just normalized the Republican CRIMINAL behaviour by making fun of it and laughing, like it was no big deal
It made an entire generation complacent becuase people though watching TDS and jucking along was actually doing fuck all to actually fight Republicans or help Democrats.
And finally, like you said they'd frequently have both sides segments that the right loved to echo on their propaganda networks

load more comments (5 replies)

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago (12 children)

There's also:

"Leftist" insisting on "both sides".

-mask pull-

Russian bot

load more comments (12 replies)

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Nuance is inconvenient to radicals and fundamentalists.

load more comments (4 replies)

[–] farcaster@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (7 children)

On the other hand, the kneejerk of labeling every even remotely centrist viewpoint as inherently dishonest is pretty annoying. My own views lean SocDem and I've found voicing any opinion which is neither solidly left-wing or solidly right-wing, especially if it does not align with very American-centric views of the political spectrum, often elicits unpleasant reactions. Nuance is hard, I guess.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

As an anarchist. The seething hate I've received for pointing out. That the genocide in Palestine is truly an appropriate both sides thing. That it wasn't just Biden or just Harris. That it was our senators, our Congress people, and the executive branch.

That it was going to be a Republican or a Democrat that won the presidential election. And we all would definitely prefer it wasn't for the Republican. Or that if Fox News covers you without wildly editorializing or smearing you. You done fucked up. You could be forgiven for thinking I had just strangled their grandmother's from the reaction.

load more comments (6 replies)

[–] RaptorBenn@lemmy.world -5 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

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

load more comments (4 replies)

[–] Awesomo85@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes, well.....when you've been indoctrinated by the internet the majority of your adult life, you (totally unironically /s) view anyone that doesn't align exactly with your world view as a Totalitarian.

I would say it's a problem, but at least it keeps you all in a centralized bubble that allows you to believe "we are the majority!!", without actually impacting the real world.

load more comments (1 replies)

load more comments