• Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    So, imagine some idealistic leftist reads this, then has a conversation with their mainstream dem parents about politics. They passionately quote the information from this article, not realizing it is out-of-date. Their parents, quickly checking for themselves, see that our young idealist is just completely full of shit, the information they gave is simply incorrect.

    Does this help or hurt the leftist cause?

    Real life is hard, I’m afraid. It’s full of traps and nuance that you can’t just paper over with emotion and faith. This is why being honest and up-front encourages a healthier and more effective resistance.

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        10 months ago

        With news? Yes, unless I am specifically talking about the past.

        News goes bad like dairy products, generally speaking. I’ll occasionally dig something old up, like I could dig this up if I was talking about the 2020 election. Or if I wanted to make a point about dems and big money being a historical problem.

        But for the current day, always best to play it fair. Especially among people you might realistically be able to convince or who are already allies.

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        10 months ago

        I take back my bot accusation. You aren’t a bot and I’m happy to see you hold some very reasonable opinions. ✊🏼