This is the kind of “I want my worldview reassured so I will ignore the context” behaviour that I see a lot on the right. The more I am on Lemmy, the more I see this same aporach.
Warning for everyone else: This “both sides” thing is a typical tactic used by alt-right (and even fascists)to muddy the water, making us questioning if we should punch up or down.
Yes, there are some cases where “both sides” talk may make sense.
But what determines if it makes sense or not is the following question:
“Is the criticism against punching up or is it a criticism against punching down?”
“Punching up” means punching the privileged elites (example: talking bad of shareholders for making our lives worse)
Punching down is what this comment is doing, which is making excuses for harmful behavior against a minority (Remember that human’s right are a right for any and every person)
So, remember, just like with comedy, NEVER punch down (never make the oppressed lives worser)
Do Punch Up! (Make the oppressors lose their grip)
Warning for everyone else: This “both sides” thing is a typical tactic used by alt-right (and even fascists)to muddy the water, making us questioning if we should punch up or down.
Yes, there are some cases where “both sides” talk may make sense.
But what determines if it makes sense or not is the following question:
“Is the criticism against punching up or is it a criticism against punching down?”
“Punching up” means punching the privileged elites (example: talking bad of shareholders for making our lives worse)
Punching down is what this comment is doing, which is making excuses for harmful behavior against a minority (Remember that human’s right are a right for any and every person)
So, remember, just like with comedy, NEVER punch down (never make the oppressed lives worser)
Do Punch Up! (Make the oppressors lose their grip)