alternative meme (replaced due to poor reception)
Thesis summary by @Altofaltception@lemmy.world:
The difference I think between the right and left is that the right would take joy from the suffering of the left.
Most people on the left would be sad if we lost Florida (or anywhere else really) as a result of climate change.
You’re being downvoted for making generalizations.
The disappearance of Florida wouldn’t be objectively good. Overall, it would be bad. The perceived optimism isn’t a response to the overall change; it’s a response to certain presumed consequences, like 1. Republicans will finally have to admit climate change is real. 2. Red states will no longer be close to 50% of electoral votes.
Now, you might be thinking “how dare you get political in the face of lives and homes lost!”
And to that, I say, whose fault is it that lives and homes are being lost? Whose fault is it that corporations have degraded the atmosphere thusly? Whose fault is it that the politicians who have allowed those corporations to continue keep getting re-elected?
If you must aim your vitriol at someone, let it be them, not those of us finding silver linings to appreciate in an effort to stay sane or happy.
silver linings? holy shit
nope lol i think i’m good with this particular ‘generalization.’ thank you for your comment which quite eloquently explains how you intellectualize mockery of low income and marginalized communities just for the sin of not having enough capital to engage in self defense against ultra wealthy corporate interests.
it’s a good look to aim vitriol at the 100% when only 55% voted for it. definitely not the exact ‘generalization’ you accuse me of. 🙄
“How dare democrats not have proper etiquette in the face of republican atrocities!”
This is what they call pearl-clutching. You’re making the exact mistake I predicted. Your takeaway should not be to hunt for ways you can find fault in the group you want to hate. Your takeaway should be to recognize that republicans are literally destroying the planet, and thus, your worth as a human being is directly proportionate to how strongly you oppose them.
But of course I don’t expect you to have the intellectual integrity to actually do that. It would be too hard, right?
yes it would absolutely be too hard. i prefer to view all human beings as having worth :) but that’s just because i’m a childish stupid woman with no clue about anything :/
Floridians, more than other Americans, believe climate change is actually happening, according to a new study by Florida Atlantic University. They also want the government to do something about it.
does that sound like a people group that is being represented by its government to you?
be so very careful here. what you are doing has a name too. they call it victim blaming. you correctly identify a republican-led government, and in your mind pre-determine the forgone conclusion that the fault lies at the feet of every individual on the ground.
nevermind those pesky details like gerrymandering, redistricting, voter suppression, campaign finance laws, and rampant misinformation. none of that is real! it’s all the people’s fault, of course! what was that thing marie antoinette said? oh yes, let them move elsewhere /satire
none of this is to claim zero culpability for Floridian Republican voters; i do not intend or imply that any such individual is blameless.
i do intend to call out the prevalant and frightening blanket-statement attacks from “the left” that betray an extreme lack of political, class, and emotional awareness, of which yours is the most recent.