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Check out my sick new lemmy meme (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Toilet paper vs bidet is also political. Bidets are superior and liberate you from the oppression of capitalist toilet paper monopoly. Also saves trees, and vegan-friendly.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

I read that as "toilet paper vs Biden is also political" and did not even consider it weird, because I don't expect respectful political discussions on Lemmy anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

True. Not using a bidet = not true communist/socialist/anti-capitalist/leftist.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I feel this. While I am not overly fond of capitalism or the United States government, most of the memes criticizing them are so un-funny they hurt. They weren't made because the OP had a funny idea for a meme, but because they wanted to insult the U.S. or capitalism and had to find some joke to do it. They feels so forced.

I think we as a community can balance making a political point with being actually funny at least a little better than we do

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The people who don't want to talk about politics to today degree are the ones benefitting from the status quo or are so privileged or doesn't affect them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

or maybe we acknowledge these issues and browse lemmy for entertainment and getting away from the stresses of daily life rather than be constantly reminded of it and roped into repetitive discussions that are preaching to the choir

err, what I meant was we need to burn down the system

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Block function is free and easy to use

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Lemmy isn't big enough to be blocking shit left and right.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

So true!!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Can we not make everything on Lemmy about political memes?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Everything is political. We need to burn the system.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Make your own instance

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Nothing is stopping you from blocking [email protected] or joining [email protected].

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

This .... There is nowhere left to go....it's like the giggle episode of Dr. Who.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I would leave capitalism alone if its' consequences wouldn't influence every single sober moment of my life.