“So, you mean they’re homophobic?”

“Well, no, but-”

“So they’re misogynistic? Racist? Transphobic? Ableist???”

“N-no, actually they enforce strict banning on all those things, BUT-”

“So they bully people into suicide?”

“Nooo, they require content warnings for even mentions of suicide, BUT!”

“…Yes?”

“I saw one of them say 'death to nazis!”

“So they’re the opposite of 4Chan?”

“NO!”

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82 points

I’m not sure HOW one would be a lefty without having some faith in humanity.

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50 points

It’s difficult sometimes, but what keeps me going on a bad day is the belief that people and society can still be better.

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… after all the fascists are in a hole.

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39 points

“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.”

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At the risk of seeming ridiculous

Best way to start sincereposting

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34 points

By following one’s material interests

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23 points

It’s really more the remnants of my faith in humanity from before fifteen years of posting atrophied it and pure obligation

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From reading comments of 70s/80s music videos made by the people who worked behind the scenes on them recounting their memories of the process, along with translating foreign social media and seeing how similar shitposters are across the world

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