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…)
I’m deep in Trump country. I wouldn’t even feel safe putting a Republicans Against Trump sign outside my house.
I’m in Oklahoma. Considering this question makes me nervous.
Funny. I moved from Oklahoma to California in March. I couldn’t take the idea of raising my daughter there. It’s nice here, I suppose, but I see almost as many trump flags here as I did there. Granted, there are way more people here so it’s only natural they do exist. I just didn’t think they would be so open about it. I’m sure some of that has to do with where in California I’m at, but it made me realize this shit is everywhere. At least, for now, my daughter will have access to what she needs or wants in the event something awful happens or if she decides she’s not who she was born as.
Long story short, these right wing nuts are very much displaying their politics for the world to see, no matter where they are.
Depends who’s looking. Most of the poor and middle class asking with my views, if I don’t say scary words like "communist” and “socialist”; Those with huge incomes might have a problem. And my ex who aligns with my views but votes against them because they somehow think these people care about them.
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!
Not very.
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.
People will squint at me trying to figure 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.
I’d be fine, I think. Might find out one or two things about neighbours that they’d rather wasn’t known, but I don’t think there’s anyone who would take great offence at my views, even if they opposed them. And I’ve nothing I’d want to hide.
I actually kind of like this scenario, as a way for people to understand that what they think about something may be far from the majority position.
Probably dead. On the other hand, it’d be easier to tell who I’m safe around.
Not at all, I live in Sweden, and like it here.
But since I disagree with our migration policy I might be called racist by some leftist extremists.
I in no way think that all migrants need to “go home” but I do believe we need to take a tougher stance against migrants committing repeated criminal acts.
So, all those leftist “extremists” were correct about you?
Eh, I don’t believe that if I accept a guest for dinner into my home, I should accept them punching me in the face repeatedly.
If their reaction of me being pissed off at the first punch is a genuine shock and and appology with an explanation of why they did it and them realizing it was wrong, then I could sort of accept it as being a genuine missunderstanding.
Same goes with criminal acts, I can see that a migrant comes from a different culture and might do something that is a crime here, get punnished and learning from it, but if they keep doing it and refuse to learn, then no, they should not be welcome here.
This obviously goes for every nationallity and culture.
If that is racist to you, feel free to block me.
I should accept them punching me in the face repeatedly.
Right, right… it’s all the fault of the people who just happens to not look like you, isn’t it?
If that is racist to you
No, no, no. Wear your swastika on your sleeve.
Right, right… it’s all the fault of the people who just happens to not look like you, isn’t it?
Looks has nothing to do with it, but actions do.
No, no, no. Wear your swastika on your sleeve.
Asking people to take accountability for their actions makes me a Nazi?
No, absolutely not, you calling me a Nazi is insane and just shows that you are using the suffering of their victims as a bat to try and win an online discussion, and that is just reprehensible.
Looks has nothing to do with it
Your white supremacism has nothing to do with your white supremacism?
Do tell us another one.
Asking people to take accountability
Is “accountability” the preferred politically correct term you fascists now use for state violence?
No, absolutely not, you calling me a Nazi
All right-wing ideology is a one-way street - and genocide isn’t even the final stop. How far are you along?
Well, it is clear that you argue in bad faith, putting words in my mouth and is just not able to hold an honest discussion about this topic, you are pulling strawmen and I am not interested in continuing this.
You are arguing against something that does not exist.
You could have got insights to help you understand and find better arguments to try and change my mind, but simply yelling Nazi/Fascism at the slightest disagreement will only dimminish the horror of those ideologies.
I do try to listen to reason, but you gave me no reason to listen to.
Well, it is clear that you argue in bad faith
Run along now, white supremacist. No one is stopping you.
And while you’re doing so, remember my question. Just far along are you?
But since I disagree with our migration policy I might be called racist by some leftist extremists.
I doubt people are gonna harm you just because you are slightly less accepting of immigrants.
I mean, there are probably a lot more people with even worse views like “Deport immigrants immediately” type of views, and they have already publically announced their views and they aren’t dead yet, so it’s probably fine for you.
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.
Honestly, I’m not totally sure. I think a lot of people would look at me strangely because of my pretty hardcore libertarian views, though. And I might very well be a target for the police.
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.
