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I was curious how common it is to be, say, a leftist in a very conservative area.

My county, family, and school are all very conservative. It makes it a bit intimidating to engage in any political discussion. I also rarely get to hear leftist opinion anywhere in person, which means i need to devote a lot of time to considering and thinking about arguments that are probably already solved.

Are you, or have you been, in a similar situation?

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[โ€“] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

fear us? we want to give people healthcare? are you having a stroke or are you just genuinely a fucking moron?

[โ€“] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

I think you've become desensitized to the stochastic terrorism and the online harassment that have become commonplace from the online left.

Open any Luigi thread. They're mostly just about stochastic terrorism. Look at the protests at synagogues and general harassment of Jews. Plenty of threads dedicated to rationalizing this sort of thing. "Edgy" memes about how the death of Charlies Kirk was really cool.

You've been convinced by your group that these are completely normal things to do. Consider how you appear to anyone outside of your group. Leftism has taken on the properties of a hate group, and any attempt to discuss this problem within your communities gets banned. You're in a bubble that has lost it's ability to distinguish between criticism and implied threats of violence. The edgelords on the left are just edging you into fascism.