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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago

A. Opposing far right policy is opposing rich people. They're choosing policy that let's them exploit more people with less consequences.

B. You can be upset at multiple things at once. There's good reason to be against the general "right wing voter" mentality as well as wealth inequality.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 22 points 2 days ago

The Venn diagram of far right and the rich is the circle.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

No. It's a plan to pull working class to voting against their class interests. It's a conveyer into right wing voting.

[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean its much more than a diversion if you are among the trans people they want to annihilate.

I mean I am not but still...shit is even worse for them than it is for poor people right now

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't disagree, though I will add: there is a lot more to right-wing politics than being anti-trans. Shit is bad for all groups except the rich, and divide and conquer is a thing.

None of that is meant to belittle the trans experience at the moment. I am aware of the fact that they are, minimally, a kind of sacrificial lamb, and I can only hope that the situation improves.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Right-wing politics basically requires one or more sub-cultutes to demonize. It's hate and blame politics, pure and simple.

As long as the politicians have someone to wag a finger at and blame for all problems, it rallies their supporters. Nazis had the Jews, Republicans have everyone else that they declare different.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Right/left only exists to stop us from realizing it should be top/bottom

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

All warfare is class warfare

[–] Bacano@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Totally. The idea being that you'll just take whatever bullshit in the meantime because you get to vote for the controlled opposition party every 4 years.

Party of the rich vs party of the wealthy

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Plans within plans, oh yeah its all part of the plan

- Tzeentch