HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: “Criticism of capitalism? You must be a SOVIET” “Criticism of Hizballah? You ...
“Criticism of capitalism? You must be a SOVIET”
“Criticism of Hizballah? You must want ISRAEL to win”
“Criticism of the Ukrainian state? You must want Russia to MURDER UKRAINIAN BABIES”
No. The world does not consist of neat binaries of opposing teams and we are not obligated to choose from among bad actors to offer our support.
But many people who would have no trouble recognizing that criticism of Elon Musk and Tesla is not automatically support for their rival capitalists at GM, but rather a critique of a specific instance of a kind of bad actor, seem to struggle with this concept.
“Criticism of Hizballah? You must want ISRAEL to win”
“Criticism of the Ukrainian state? You must want Russia to MURDER UKRAINIAN BABIES”
No. The world does not consist of neat binaries of opposing teams and we are not obligated to choose from among bad actors to offer our support.
But many people who would have no trouble recognizing that criticism of Elon Musk and Tesla is not automatically support for their rival capitalists at GM, but rather a critique of a specific instance of a kind of bad actor, seem to struggle with this concept.