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The difference explained (social.circl.lu)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -78 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (36 children)

Nobody but tankies understand that.

In Tolkien stories, all the good guys are liberals. Saruman and his uruk-hai are perhaps the most leftist things there are in those stories. Elves are moderate conservatives with some questionable histories.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

In Tolkien stories, all the good guys are liberals. Saruman and his uruk-hai are perhaps the most leftist things there are in those stories. Elves are moderate conservatives with some questionable histories.

I hope everyone here appreciates what a special moment this is. This has potential to be the most downvoted comment on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (5 children)

That comment somehow manages to be more divisive than the Palestinian conflict. A truly remarkable sequence of specious assertions that is guaranteed to piss off vast swathes of the population. Almost brings a tear to my eye

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did people forget what divisive means? I would say it's exactly the opposite of divisive, it's a comment that is produced as much singular unified reaction as you could possibly get.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I meant what I said. Most people disagree with the comment, but probably for a wide variety of reasons. It's not a singular reaction, it's multiple reactions to multiple insinuations that all happen to be questionable.