On your last point, just a reminder that this ‘culture war’ bullshit is really just a distraction from the real war, the class war. And maybe that’s actually the way to counter the bigots, seeing as there’s no point in arguing with them on their level. Keep the focus on the fact that the rich and powerful, in particular tech bros / social media owners, profit off of and manipulate us on a large scale. And benefit from us fighting each other and stopping to think for a moment.
Valid point, and it’s important for us all to keep in mind. I may not have a fancy house, but I still have access to things like cheap bananas that rely on exploitation of workers in the global south. It’s important to understand how we are all subjects of an oppressive system with hierarchies of privilege.
And thanks! I feel like a poser though because I haven’t played a Zelda game since Wind Waker.
That’s exactly where I took my argument with 2 coworkers last week. I tried multiple methods to appeal to empathy or logic, but both failed. So I just declared that we aren’t changing any policies with our discussions so maybe we just focus on issues that have a more direct impact on our lives, like worker’s rights, healthcare, environmental issues, etc.
On your last point, just a reminder that this ‘culture war’ bullshit is really just a distraction from the real war, the class war. And maybe that’s actually the way to counter the bigots, seeing as there’s no point in arguing with them on their level. Keep the focus on the fact that the rich and powerful, in particular tech bros / social media owners, profit off of and manipulate us on a large scale. And benefit from us fighting each other and stopping to think for a moment.
Edit: love your username
Valid point, and it’s important for us all to keep in mind. I may not have a fancy house, but I still have access to things like cheap bananas that rely on exploitation of workers in the global south. It’s important to understand how we are all subjects of an oppressive system with hierarchies of privilege.
And thanks! I feel like a poser though because I haven’t played a Zelda game since Wind Waker.
That’s exactly where I took my argument with 2 coworkers last week. I tried multiple methods to appeal to empathy or logic, but both failed. So I just declared that we aren’t changing any policies with our discussions so maybe we just focus on issues that have a more direct impact on our lives, like worker’s rights, healthcare, environmental issues, etc.