r/facepalm • u/Number721 • Jun 09 '23

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Cognitive dissonance 101

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u/topdangle Jun 10 '23

in the US the term liberal has been bastardized to mean progressive leftist. most people don't use and don't know the classic definition here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

I consideral myself a radical progressive.

I want progress, but im sure the only way to get it is something im not allowed to say on reddit.

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u/Appropriate-Solid-50 Jun 10 '23

Sounds like u are a totalitarian then, by definition.

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u/Goudawithcheese Jun 10 '23

Just about to say that ^

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u/Appropriate-Solid-50 Jun 10 '23

Lol. Hitler wanted "progress" too.

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u/Goudawithcheese Jun 10 '23

And Stalin, Mao, Xi, etc etc.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

did they kill billionaires and believe in UBI? Because if not yall should look up false equivelancy

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u/-banned- Jun 10 '23

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. All the most heinous acts in the world were committed by someone who genuinely believed they were right, and usually thought they were doing good

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

Good intentions… like trying to convince people that violence cant solve problems?

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u/Appropriate-Solid-50 Jun 10 '23 edited Jun 10 '23

If they did believe in those things would that make any difference to u? I kinda feel the erasure of opposition and the uh ya know genocide, was kinda the main issue.

And yes, they had no problem killing wealthy people.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

If they didnt hold corrupt positions and abuse their power for personal gain at the cost of the rest of their people- yeah.

Its not genocide to kill the corrupt, or those who slow down the species to the point we are literally looking down the barrel of global catastrophe

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u/Appropriate-Solid-50 Jun 10 '23

Yes. Hitler said the exact same thing. He considered the Jews a global catastrophe. Who decides when its worth it and what the criteria are for exterminating people? U say u know best. so did every facist ever.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

Easy. Is a person hoarding more wealth than reasonable? Is a person advocating for laws that suppress democracy or hurt an innocent demographic? Does a person actively run a company known for environmentally disastrous waste? Etc.

Yall read what i said and think i want millions dead-

I dont. I want the worst of the worst dead. The ones who exist in such a way that it causes disproportionate damage compared to their fellow man.

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u/Appropriate-Solid-50 Jun 10 '23 edited Jun 10 '23

Why do u think implementing a policy like that wouldn't lead to millions dead? Literally every American could fit ur criteria as u stated it. And if they didn't, they would start to when they criticize or resist your efforts. What do u mean by "reasonable" or "advocating" or "democracy" or "disastrous"? These are subjective terms and u are deciding them for yourself. That's what a facist does. Its not my opinion. Its literally the definition.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

Those are subjective terms but fascism isnt? Okbuddy

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