• Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    24
    ·
    1 day ago

    Please show this meme to the people of Minnesota, Rene Goode’s family, Alex Pretti’s family, that kid who lost his eye, and the people who are following ICE around daily to prevent them from kidnapping people.

    This meme isn’t about them and it’s incredible that this is your argument.

    • jontree255@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      37
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      1 day ago

      This meme is about how Americans are lazy and aren’t doing anything or haven’t done anything to resist or outright overthrow their fascist government. So yeah I’d say those people are relevant.

        • jontree255@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          18
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          1 day ago

          I’m saying this meme ignores their sacrifices becuase it lumps all Americans into the fat lazy group when they are the clear exceptions. And again, people are still out there doing the work.

          I don’t use them as a shield. They’re motivation for me to do better.

        • LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          9
          ·
          24 hours ago

          Is the image from OP generalizing entire countries?

          Maybe both you and OP are bad actors who are looking to drive division and infighting amongst people over what is clearly a global problem.

          Or maybe you’re just a smug asshole and part of the problem? But hey, why not knock down and demean others to make yourself feel big and righteous, behave no better than the emboldened fascist fucks.

              • Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                2
                arrow-down
                3
                ·
                22 hours ago

                I see. So when I tell someone if they aren’t doing the thing in the meme the meme isn’t about them I will also add “and that’s why you are such a good person”.

                Deal, but only if we get a chapter on why shame and revenge are poison and how lessons from prison abolitionists can help them be even gooder people.