Think of it like a video game HUD where there’s just text floating above a person’s head where you see all their political beliefs, including the degree of bigotry (if any), or whether or not the person believes in the use of violence to acheive polical goals, basically every little detail that would accurately depict people’s political beliefs. Your beliefs are also visible to others. This effect has 1KM radius, including people above and below you.

So, how fucked are you?

(Think of all the authorities in your area that can see your beliefs, including the beliefs regarding the recent incident…)

  • Jolteon@lemmy.zip
    283·
    10 days ago

    Why does everybody think that so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics?

    • Tyfud@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      9 days ago

      Because some of us have lived in places in the US where that’s pretty much been said and demonstrated before.

      If you don’t feel that way, consider yourself lucky to have never lived in extremely intolerant areas of the states that use violence against people who think, look, or behave differently.

      Edit: Amazing. The people down voting this and other sentiments choose to live in their own little bubble and have never been to parts of the US where this is true. Keep believing what you want to believe then.

    • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyz
      3·
      9 days ago

      Also why would they come for you if you are progessive and leftist? I think, here in Greece at least, it’s far more likely people to be against you if you are a fascist. And I dont think Greece is much of a progressive country.🤷

      And besides all that, I think it’s kinda easy to get a rough idea of people’s beliefs anyways.

    • xigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      119·
      10 days ago

      Because most people on Lemmy secretly (or not secretly) wish they could murder everyone who doesn’t share their politics and are projecting this on other people.

    • happydoors@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      This is quietly a major issue in America. Fear of discourse and self-censorship. Leads to more and more echo chambers and anti-democratic behavior. :(

    • TheV2@programming.dev
      12·
      10 days ago

      Because a lot of people live in countries where “so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics”.

      • Shardikprime@lemmy.world
        13·
        9 days ago

        Lol no. Most people don’t give a shit about politics, nor take it as a “life or death” thing like in Lemmy.