I think we have misunderstood the power of embarrassment
It's not just for joyless scolds, but also for getting people to do what you want without resorting to physical force.
all terfs secretly want to be fucked by a trans woman and this is the only way they can enjoy their kink without feeling ashamed.
That is indeed very weird, but them being weird does not make that c omment less weird.
Corollary: Bullying people for tepid lib takes is counterproductive, unless it's particularly abhorrent or they have a platform.
Thats all people do around here though, its pretty fucking lame
It's pretty exhausting, but approaching people in good faith with left-talking points that are dressed up in /r/politics language can make you a lot of progress. Libs love "logic and reason" and all that, so if you can be as smug as them while being more correct, you'll actually have a ton of appeal (to the observing audience). Gotta pick your battles though.
Blue check neolib careerists, TV talking heads, and people with actual power are fair game though. It's just a bad look when people go out of their way to dunk on some dumbass for being a dumbass, instead of educating them.
Too often I see it get framed by witnesses as “leftist gets triggered, yells” and not as “leftist puts reactionary in their place”.
No different than the bullied kid who finally takes a swing suddenly finding all of the bullies friends saying, "Hey! Whoa! Why so violent? We weren't being serious..." Doesn't mean they shouldn't have tried to stand up for them self.
Some libs do though
Key word there is, "some."
I'd hope that most of us, out in the wilds of ones and aughts will have the ability to use compassion and sense when deciding just who and how hard to punch.
I dunno, seems kind of like a waste of time. Does it make you feel better after you're done?
But how? I got a work colleague who wants to be proud of his nationality again. What do I tell him?
