I won’t give too many details because this internet interaction is deeply unserious, but I made a YouTube comment taking a jab at Trump, and someone responded to me with “Oh, yeah, but Biden’s not any better about this, now is he?” smuglord

I said nothing about Biden. The YouTube video had nothing to do with Biden and all about Trump. Funnily enough, I agree with the user’s comment because it’s correct, but he feels inclined to state it under the assumption that I don’t agree with it.

I’m somewhat shocked because I thought that, at this point, especially with Joe Biden being constantly criticized by the left for condoning genocide, people would stop using this tired, old WHATABOUTISM, but I guess YouTube comments have a very fucking low bar for this kind of shit.

Also, this person called Biden left-wing in his comment, so…

  • WideningGyro [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    44·
    6 months ago

    I saw a thread on reddit-logo praising the Macklemore Gaza song, in which he explicitly says he won’t vote for Biden. Someone wrote a comment like “yeah, I won’t vote for Biden either. Genocide is a dealbreaker” or something like that, and the comment had like 50 downvotes and a bunch of nerds going “what, you prefer Trump who will do genocide but on steroids??”. Honestly hilarious that they were seemingly fine with the song, but the moment a “normal” had the nerve to repeat the lyrics their lib attack dog mindset kicked in.

    • roux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      32·
      6 months ago

      Genocide is genocide. There isn’t any “more genocide” or “less genocide”. When you get to a point that you are saying “if you vote for the other guy, he will just genocide harder” like just log off from life. Sorry I’m not voting for eradicating a whole group of people regardless of which geriatric fuck the Dems like.

    • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      20·
      6 months ago

      Liberals just assume that anything done by an artist with an ‘edgy’ aesthetic is somehow always going to paint them in a positive light

      See also how many of them laugh at conservatives for liking bands such as Rage Against The Machine, but then also love it themselves

      • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        13·
        6 months ago

        Edgy artist with left politics? (pink floyd, ratm, macklemore)

        smuglord Obviously this is a Democrat because I am a Democrat and a lefty from waaaay back so they must agree with me

        porky-scared-flipped whaaaaat?!?! they won’t vote for Joe?!?!?!?

    • PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      I can’t fathom why people fail to understand that cynical calculation isn’t how people interact with betrayal.