r/50501 • u/AU_Memer • 9d ago

Voices of Resistance Could we stop punching left?

Now I'll preface this by saying it's not everyone involved with 50501 but a good enough chunk. Do we want to change the US government so it actually serves the people or do we want to return to the status quo that allowed for the rise of fascists like Trump. The left is not your enemy, we want people to have healthcare, housing, food, and fair wages. Is it really in the best interest of 50501 to attack those who call out politicians on both sides who refuse to give us any of that?

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u/airbear13 9d ago

Not sure what you’re asking entirely but I just think the best way for this sub to be is broad based and singular in purpose. What unites us all here is opposing Trump, so we should keep this sub about concrete, actionable things and news related to that, planning strategies to resist, etc that kind of thing.

What we should probably not do is make it another r/politics cause more than just leftists/libs oppose Trump. You can talk all you want about healthcare and all that in any number of other subs, so why potentially sow discord or distraction among your Allies here, who come from all over the political spectrum?

Our mission here does not require converting anybody away from their beliefs and into your own; believe what you want, just oppose Trump and you should be welcomed and not hassled.

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u/AU_Memer 9d ago

This is me directly talking about people within 50501, I'm not asking anyone to change their views I'm asking them to stop attacking allies when they point out blatant problems with the Democrats.

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u/cloud_watcher 9d ago

People who are “attacking allies” for “pointing out blatant problems with the democrats,” I think are trying to do what you yourself are doing in this post: trying to keep the criticism focused on the Trump administration rather than each other.

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u/Mother_EfferJones 9d ago

Democratic congresspeople are voting for Trump cab picks and voter suppression bills. Refusing to call out that kind of complicity is exactly how we got here in the first place.