Some of these are lemmy-specific perhaps, more mainstream outside of this place:
Free markets work better than anything else we have practically tried so far
Neo-marxism is a problem
LGBTQIA+ activist are overcorrecting, especially for TQIA+
Palestine is a fascist state
USA and EU have problems, some of them big ones, but they are generally a force for good on this planet
Young people use smart devices too much, like older people
Internet services in general are fucking up our minds big time, including those that attempt to be benevolent like Lemmy and Mastodon. They all eat attention energy, which is an extremely scarce resource.
All drugs should be decriminalized, most of them should be legalized (paraphrasing Bill Hicks, some should be mandatory)
Karl Popper didn’t quite mean what antifa thinks he meant
Mainstream religions, even if factually and is some parts also ethically full of shit, generally work well in making individuals strive for the best they can
Piratism is unethical but can be excused when legally provided services suck
Open source is a vastly superior method of developing software in a global sense
It’s run by a fascist party, Hamas, who was voted into power by the people. It suppresses political dissent, restricts basic human freedoms, enforces conservative religious norms, rejects modernism, and thrives on military conflict. I’m going mostly by Umberto Eco’s definition of fascism, perhaps yours is different.
edit seems like parent asked me to elaborate, suggested that I’m unable to, then blocked me when I elaborated
very curious how you came to the conclusion that i blocked you
people chanting “from the river to the sea” generally do not support the hamas government
EDIT: judging by the fact that parent did not respond to this comment (posted within an hour) but did respond to a different reply made a day later, it seems parent assumed I had blocked them and decided to block me
I can agree with some of those, but what do you mean with the LGBTQAI+? All people ask for is to be treated equally to everyone else. Also, “especially TQIA+?” What have asexuals ever done to you?
All people ask for is to be treated equally to everyone else.
I’m sure you’re aware that this is not at all what I’m talking about. Equal treatment for all is a 100% fine demand and should be complied with immediately.
What have asexuals ever done to you?
It’s incorrect to assume that I have been affected by these people if I’m not happy about some aspects of what some activists are doing. But you are correct that I should’ve probably left A out of that jumble of letters, since they’re probably the least disruptive/demanding of all groups.
The things they (some of them/the activists) are demanding and which I feel are overcorrecting (i.e. go past just equal rights) include demands by legislation to force the pronoun issue; demands for overriding by default the will of parents when deciding healthcare (psychological and physical) of their children; demands of bathroom/dressing room usage and demands of being allowed to participate in sports in the series they identify as instead of in the series their body is. These are not black and white issues and I’m not claiming that they are.
Thing is, demanding merely equal rights for trans people is not quite enough, because some of the things they need/want are things that nobody else needs. So I think it’s not quite honest to say that they just want equal rights. In this way LGB rights are way simpler, because as far as I can tell they just wanted the exact same things as straight people already had.
But I want to reiterate that where trans people et al lack equal rights their fight is 100% legit, without any question.
“LGB without the T” is transphobic. Most pride folks will know you mean well if you say LGBT. They’ll know you’re an ass if you say LGB Alliance. The other parts are, for example, if gays have marriage rights but transgender folks can’t get healthcare. Intersectionality is about how marginalized folks should band together in recognizing that different kinds of marginalized folks (color of your skin, your age, disability) are marginalized in similar ways. Privileged folks haven’t experienced the friction and frustration other folks have.
Yeah, I’m aware of that dog whistle and will try to avoid it. But a fact is that LGB rights have mostly been cemented in all the non-regressive parts of the world, and the rest of the letters (well, T at least) are still fighting. Some parts of that fight is legit (like I said elsewhere, demanding equal treatment is 100% fine), but some of it overcorrects.
But this thread was asking for non-popular opinions, so I guess I scored here. Here’s another: I don’t think being called transphobic is a much of an insult. Trans is weird and it’s normal to feel weird about it. Translating that feeling into denying their rights is deeply wrong, nevertheless. I believe trans activists should work on this angle more (perhaps they do already? I don’t follow them enough to know for sure), I believe that would win them support more easily from a wider audience, when compared to a strategy that demands acceptance on top of mere tolerance.
Some of these are lemmy-specific perhaps, more mainstream outside of this place:
Free markets work better than anything else we have practically tried so far
Neo-marxism is a problem
LGBTQIA+ activist are overcorrecting, especially for TQIA+
Palestine is a fascist state
USA and EU have problems, some of them big ones, but they are generally a force for good on this planet
Young people use smart devices too much, like older people
Internet services in general are fucking up our minds big time, including those that attempt to be benevolent like Lemmy and Mastodon. They all eat attention energy, which is an extremely scarce resource.
All drugs should be decriminalized, most of them should be legalized (paraphrasing Bill Hicks, some should be mandatory)
Karl Popper didn’t quite mean what antifa thinks he meant
Mainstream religions, even if factually and is some parts also ethically full of shit, generally work well in making individuals strive for the best they can
Piratism is unethical but can be excused when legally provided services suck
Open source is a vastly superior method of developing software in a global sense
Did you ask me to elaborate? I can elaborate.
It’s run by a fascist party, Hamas, who was voted into power by the people. It suppresses political dissent, restricts basic human freedoms, enforces conservative religious norms, rejects modernism, and thrives on military conflict. I’m going mostly by Umberto Eco’s definition of fascism, perhaps yours is different.
edit seems like parent asked me to elaborate, suggested that I’m unable to, then blocked me when I elaborated
Not related to hamas but you can see that you perfectly described the united states of america there, right?
Well no, not perfectly. America is a large place, and some states are less fascistic, some more. The constitution is markedly anti-fascistic.
Do you see the irony in „not perfectly“? The fact that I‘m not 100% full of shit stating this tells you there‘s something insanely wrong.
very curious how you came to the conclusion that i blocked you
people chanting “from the river to the sea” generally do not support the hamas government
EDIT: judging by the fact that parent did not respond to this comment (posted within an hour) but did respond to a different reply made a day later, it seems parent assumed I had blocked them and decided to block me
I can agree with some of those, but what do you mean with the LGBTQAI+? All people ask for is to be treated equally to everyone else. Also, “especially TQIA+?” What have asexuals ever done to you?
I’m sure you’re aware that this is not at all what I’m talking about. Equal treatment for all is a 100% fine demand and should be complied with immediately.
It’s incorrect to assume that I have been affected by these people if I’m not happy about some aspects of what some activists are doing. But you are correct that I should’ve probably left A out of that jumble of letters, since they’re probably the least disruptive/demanding of all groups.
I’m actually not aware what you were talking about, that’s why I asked. What do you mean by “overcorrecting”?
The things they (some of them/the activists) are demanding and which I feel are overcorrecting (i.e. go past just equal rights) include demands by legislation to force the pronoun issue; demands for overriding by default the will of parents when deciding healthcare (psychological and physical) of their children; demands of bathroom/dressing room usage and demands of being allowed to participate in sports in the series they identify as instead of in the series their body is. These are not black and white issues and I’m not claiming that they are.
Thing is, demanding merely equal rights for trans people is not quite enough, because some of the things they need/want are things that nobody else needs. So I think it’s not quite honest to say that they just want equal rights. In this way LGB rights are way simpler, because as far as I can tell they just wanted the exact same things as straight people already had.
But I want to reiterate that where trans people et al lack equal rights their fight is 100% legit, without any question.
Grats on actually answering the question
“LGB without the T” is transphobic. Most pride folks will know you mean well if you say LGBT. They’ll know you’re an ass if you say LGB Alliance. The other parts are, for example, if gays have marriage rights but transgender folks can’t get healthcare. Intersectionality is about how marginalized folks should band together in recognizing that different kinds of marginalized folks (color of your skin, your age, disability) are marginalized in similar ways. Privileged folks haven’t experienced the friction and frustration other folks have.
but yeah, as long as you say LGBT instead of LGB…
Yeah, I’m aware of that dog whistle and will try to avoid it. But a fact is that LGB rights have mostly been cemented in all the non-regressive parts of the world, and the rest of the letters (well, T at least) are still fighting. Some parts of that fight is legit (like I said elsewhere, demanding equal treatment is 100% fine), but some of it overcorrects.
But this thread was asking for non-popular opinions, so I guess I scored here. Here’s another: I don’t think being called transphobic is a much of an insult. Trans is weird and it’s normal to feel weird about it. Translating that feeling into denying their rights is deeply wrong, nevertheless. I believe trans activists should work on this angle more (perhaps they do already? I don’t follow them enough to know for sure), I believe that would win them support more easily from a wider audience, when compared to a strategy that demands acceptance on top of mere tolerance.