• @PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Idealism is great when you use it to fight for a better world.

      Idealism is privileged when you use it to deny any reduction in harm as not being ‘good enough’ to permit.

      • Sunshine (she/her)
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        27 months ago

        Idealism is privileged when you use it to deny any reduction in harm as not being ‘good enough’ to permit.

        It’s happens all the time when people argue against veganism saying that farming kills the animals in the field despite the fact that meat requires much more crop land to produce.

    • @apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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      What is ideal about 40 years of two-party neoliberal movement to the right bringing us to the brink of fascism?

      What is privileged about not having healthcare security, job security, in endless war, the environment going to pot, rent exploding, deregulation, ballooning prison numbers, speculative housing markets? Honestly it feels like the privileged who cannot imagine anything different than the bipartisan system that pits us (those on the left and liberals) against each other.

      • @PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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        161 year ago

        Idealism is fun, but it’s so very extremely privileged.

        What is ideal about 40 years of two party neoliberal movement to the right bringing us to the brink of fascism?

        Jesus. At least work on your reading comprehension before responding.