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  • This is highly unlikely to cause a statistically significant difference in the polls. Having this strong of a view point on the matter is largely isolated to a specific demographic of younger, progressive voters, who are notoriously difficult to reach and accurately account for via traditional polling methods.

    It registers as the 15th most important issue via a Gallup poll, and that doesn’t account for which “side” the individuals polled support.

    Of the 30% of the population saying it is an “extremely important issue,” it gives no indication of what their desired resolution is.

    On the extreme end of the spectrum, consider that 30% of our nation is in a death cult that believes Israel plays a role in their eventual salvation, not to mention how many people are blatantly racist and view anyone with darker skin as a terrorist.

    I am registered, politically active, not difficult to locate and have had the same phone number for 20 years, yet, I MIGHT have been polled once in that time!

    This isn’t to say there aren’t those who are doing as they say, but it is not likely to move polls one way or another.


  • SolNine@lemmy.mltoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comClarification please
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    21 days ago

    Excellent comment, I frequently bring this concept to others attention when the term “colonizer” is used.

    Arbitrary and selective use of the term to fit a specific narrative detracts from current day realities.

    Somehow people seem to have forgotten that times of peace and respect for manmade borders and laws of sovereign nations are not the norm for history.







  • I have a friend who has come to reflect this exact behavior to an extraordinary degree of accuracy.

    It’s interesting because the near puritanical nature of their responses to nearly anything has become more extreme than even the most devoutly religions individuals. Obviously the focus of their evangelizing is very different, but it has become difficult to even have a conversation.

    I’ll give you an example: I saw a new game called Pal World, which looked absurd, mentioned and was instantly met with the fact that the game was unacceptable because it supports forced labor.

    Additionally, there seems to be an immense amount of hypocrisy in regards to what is good and what is bad, largely driven by what best I can refer to as their “leftist Zeitgeist.” As bad as I can tell now, according to them, I am a liberal, and apparently liberals are bad, and the only true salvation is being a leftist?

    Of course, I have a much more varied and complex set of moral and political values that likely don’t fall under a singular label… But what do I know about anything.