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…)
Do the people seeing this know what each term means, or how it’s justified? If not, I’m fucked.
Example:
Bernie Sanders would look like (For this example, I’m gonna guess his policies based on what he has said publicaly):
-This person is a Democratic Socialist
-believes in a governmern-run healthcare system where everyone pays into the system via taxation, and for said system to pay for any healthcare expense required by anyone under the the jurisdiction of the system
-believes in retaining a democratic system, as opposed to non-democratic approaches to Socialism, such as Marxism-Leninism
-believes everyone should have access to education for free, from kindergarden all the way to university
-believes that Citizens United Supreme Court ruling should be overturned
[etc… you get the idea?]
I’m deep in Trump country. I wouldn’t even feel safe putting a Republicans Against Trump sign outside my house.
as an anarchist I wouldn’t do well anywhere
I have heard that they want anarchy in the UK.
They don’t know what they want but they know how to Brexit.
Hi five, fellow lonely-tarian! I also often joke that my alignments usually make “both major sides” glare at me.
You’d be most welcome at my house.
Rojava?
I’m living on the outskirts of a rural town. People have trump flags flying on my street. I’d be totally fucked.
RIP In Peace
At least you can find out who is a secret liberal or leftist in your area right before you die.
Same. I wouldn’t leave the house unarmed.
Putting up a lawn sign is about the limit for physical activity for most of that crowd. You’d be fine. Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and and dodge!
Why does everybody think that so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics?
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.
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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.
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. :(
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.
Projection is a big part of the collectivist zeitgeist
Because a lot of people live in countries where “so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics”.
Lol no. Most people don’t give a shit about politics, nor take it as a “life or death” thing like in Lemmy.
If everyone’s political beliefs were something you could see, I actually think it would create more peace. How many people go along with a more extreme take only because they are afraid to be ostracized from their community? Odds are folks would look around and see that the world is more shades of gray than what social media tries to mold us into.
I had someone tell me I was brainwashed because I have a degree in political science. I was taken aback, but then decided to ask myself if I was. I mean, what’s the difference between being educated and being brainwashed? Is it the conclusion that you come to? Is it some physically measurable thing?
Some good questions to ask is “is the information I’m getting geared to make me feel a certain way or to inform me about something?” “Am I learning in a setting where I am afraid that to have a dissenting opinion would get me kicked out of my community?” “Are certain ideas immediately ruled out as false without further discussion?”
At least in my degree, I felt that there were a plethora of opinions in my classroom discussions, and when we approached different lenses, we made sure to have a thorough understanding of them, as best we could. I can think of only one philosophy that an international relations teacher ruled off outright, and that was “ancient hatreds theory”. Even then we spent several classes taking it apart and why it is a poor tool to view conflicts.
That said, I would say I was brainwashed after college when I spent more time on Facebook, reddit, and Instagram. With the perpetual rage machine at my fingertips, I was afraid that if I disagreed I would be flamed and cancelled from groups that I loved. I am very wary of getting information from the socials since things are so over simplified and there is little to no welcomed critical discussion. It’s just a yelling pit with people further entrenched in their beliefs.
People will squint at me trying to figure me out a lot. My political beliefs are all over the place. My goal is clear (an egalitarian society that rewards hard work, but ensures a comfortable life for everyone, globally).
But I have absolutely no idea what policies would achieve that.
I’m just sure as shit neither Capitalism nor a state-controlled economy would. Probably leaning towards Anarchism.If authorities could see my beliefs, they could lock me up, cause they’re actually illegal.
Anarchy means local warlords and gangs, BTW. I don’t have any sort of solution; it’s more of a “pick your poison” situation
Perhaps more anarcho syndicalism is what OP means.
A citizen of the world; A left leaning, anarcho syndicalist and when I’m feeling moderate, a democratic socialist. People would think the same thing they already think about me: that I’m a person that is fed up with fascist boot lickers on both “sides” of the rapidly rightward shifting Overton window.
Trans in Ohio? I’m dead
Being Trans is not really a political belief…
Although it will show you as being Pro- LGBT+ Rights, which may make you a target.
They sure like to make it political
I’ve met gay people who aren’t pro LGBTQ+ before, as strange as that is.
I know a pro Trump gay couple, one of which is on a work visa, but not working. Tempting to rat on him if the deportations come to fruition.
Hmm. You remember how congress used to round up suspected communists?
Red Scare v2: Electric Boogaloo
I can’t drive anywhere. There are way too many people in a 1km radius too see past the cloud of floating tags. I just really hope closing my eyes turns the effect off so I can try to get some sleep.
Not very. I’m pretty mild in my ideologies as far as scandinavia goes. Once traveling to the US again my presence would probably make Joseph McCarthy rise from his grave, though.
As a something-between-liberal-and-leftist-with-a-hint-of-arm-yourself-to-fight-the-increasingly-popular-Nazis (is there a word for this?) in the middle of the cousin-fuckingly deep south… yeah I probably wouldn’t even survive the trip home from work.
