2026-02-21 22:04 UTC
@dgold@goblin.technology @emilymbender@dair-community.social @tante and imo, any leftist that doesn't experience that is most likely missing the breath of exploitation in the world - essentially just "no ethical consumption under patriarchy and capitalism". Which doesn't mean things are fine, it's just that you can't fight all the fights all the time (something I've had to learn the hard way as I've gotten older and less healthy)
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@dgold@goblin.technology 2026-02-21 23:12
@Namnatulco@sueden.social @emilymbender@dair-community.social @tante lookit, I've been living the no ethical consumption line for 30 odd years now. I've given lectures on the concept at summer camps, occupy's and sit ins. Given papers to trots, Maoists, degrowthers and anarchists. There's a fundamental difference between that acceptance and what Cory and tante are talking about. They're preaching defeatism - "there's no point, so why bother." They're moving from the acceptance to active participation, and that's just bullshit. Resistance means using what's available within the limited scope, not joining in the oppression.