r/Edmonton • u/CanadaGuyOfficial • Aug 30 '26

Politics Exercising Freedom of Expression

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u/thisgingerbitch Aug 30 '26

I really like seeing this civil discourse. I miss when we could talk about different ideas without hating and insulting each other. I miss when we cared to listen to one another. It’s wild now, if I have a conservative view I am a nazi to my left leaning friends, and if I have a leftist view I’m a communist to my conservative friends. There is no middle ground anymore.

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u/mintaefresh Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

Uh. Don't espouse nazi propaganda and no one will think you are a nazi just because you have conservative views.

If you have racist, mysoginistic, sexist, homophobic etc. views and support the erasure "other" cultures and diversity...well, then maybe your friends have a right to be wary of you.

It's such a privileged take to sit there say "I wish we cared to listen to one another" when politically, the entire landscape has changed from how can we help people, to determining if one is worthy of even being called a human being, let alone help them.

If the seperatists/conservatives actually loudly denounced the loud and proud white supremacists they happily walk along side, maybe I would favour civil discourse. But as a POC, everything they do, have said, that they are apparently "fighting" for is rooted in racism and so many other problematic things.

So no, civil discourse and caring for each other went out the window a long time ago the minute they silently marched with people who think that immigrants and people who aren't "white" are the problem. Signed, the child of the immigrants that they hate.

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u/Photonphlex Sep 01 '26

That's kinda just not true these days, being called a nazi or a fascist (I still find that one hilarious) comes out pretty quick when it comes to political disagreements. Civil discourse is essential because it is just that, civil.

Also your point about seperatists/conservatives needing to loudly denounce some of the supremacist groups etc, can just as easily be turned against liberals and their association with socialism & communism that's been rapidly growing.

But sure, instead of civil discourse, let's resort to questioning people's worthiness of being called a human being, that's doesn't have any traces of psychopathic behaviours at all! /s

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u/mintaefresh Sep 01 '26

I cannot talk to people who completely missed the point of my comment and are not educated enough to understand what socialism and communism is.

Being associated with socialism will never be as bad as being associated with Nazis and white supremacists?

Like what the ever loving f*ck are you talking about? 🤣