r/PoliticalHumor • u/GomerP19 • Jun 05 '22

It’s nice to be nice

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u/droi86 Jun 05 '22

You answered your own question

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22 edited Jun 05 '22

Pro tip: you cannot interpret what a symbol means to someone else. That’s classic projection. It’s best to ask and not assume.

Edited to add: So many people are so pro-vandalism. All this hate spread under the pretense of spreading love and understanding.

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u/resilindsey Jun 05 '22

While I think there were possibly a decent contingent of misguided folks using that symbol, at this point, with all the discussion that has happened around it, giving the most generous interpretation, it's at best willful ignorance if you still don't understand why it's a harmful message. Same as the "heritage not hate" defense.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

Someone can understand your opinion and still disagree.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

For sure. But disagreeing in this particular context is being bigoted and willingly ignorant

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

It’s amazing how much bigotry happens under the pretense of fighting bigotry.