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  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlthats crazy
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    2 months ago

    And what IS my privilege internet stranger? I’m making a good faith argument on the internet that you disagree with, but I’m a stranger to you and you have no idea of what my daily life looks like or how much privilege I have or do not have.

    I appreciate the disagreement, but I don’t appreciate assumptions of what kind of fucking castle I live in or how isolated I am from current events or political violence.


  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlthats crazy
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    2 months ago

    As a thought exercise: if he succeeded, doesn’t that only further incite the right, convince them that they are fighting the holy fight, and accelerate violence against the citizenry?

    I don’t like Trump either so I get the feeling behind the message, but I don’t see any universe where a successful assassination attempt is a net positive for the country. Seems like it only furthers division and probably leads to a worse place overall.

    Would love to know how I’m wrong though.






  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlDrive fast Bash Fash
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    6 months ago

    The real answer is, it’s complicated. I thought this quote was interesting and telling though.

    Dale’s daughter Kelley recalled an incident that occurred in her childhood, when her father placed a bumper sticker reading “American By Birth / Southern By The Grace Of God” on the rear of his truck. The family’s black housekeeper mentioned that the sticker, which featured the Confederate flag, made her uncomfortable. Dale immediately took a pen knife and slashed the flag off his truck, leaving the expression of Southern pride while divorcing it from the region’s sour history

    https://theoutline.com/post/7328/dale-earnhardt-sr-very-intriguing-person