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Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by earthscienceman on Saturday June 27, 2020 @06:18PM (#23665117)
I love how you explicitly avoided the use of the word gender and don't actually address that you're uncomfortable that some people don't fit into the social boxes of male and female.

As for vitriol against billionaires and cops, taking a stand against people abusing power is as American as the Boston tea party. If you're advocating for people to shut up and take the abuse you sound pretty authoritarian to me. Is it that hard to look at the situation and say "give me liberty or give me death" applies to poor people and black people too?

I'll let James Baldwin do the talking:

https://youtu.be/c3n-cI4wXCM?t=34

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Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by agensaequivocum on Saturday June 27, 2020 @06:36PM (#23665236)
> If you're advocating for people to shut up and take the abuse you sound pretty authoritarian to me.

No I never said that nor do I think it. There are definite problems with some cops and there are many instances of gross abuse. I have no problem with billionaires.

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Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by earthscienceman on Saturday June 27, 2020 @07:01PM (#23665391)
You said, I quote, "it doesn't make it OK (sic: to fight back just because they abuse you)".

Sounds pretty authoritarian to me.

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Re:Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets ... by agensaequivocum on Saturday June 27, 2020 @06:47PM (#23665291)
> I love how you explicitly avoided the use of the word gender

Maybe because sex is a more accurate term.

> don't actually address that you're uncomfortable that some people don't fit into the social boxes of male and female.

So? What's your point? Male and female on not simple social boxes. There are real biological and physical differences between them.

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