• Krauerking@lemy.lol
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    1 day ago

    Is it defeatist to accurately asses the situation of those with power?

    Like sure it should be “no one in a position of government is going to do anything to push back or defend the peasants” but thats wordy and the peasants will occasionally shoot people but they just get stomped on harder and used as an excuse to feed us less and shoot us more often.
    It is just wordy.

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          1 day ago

          I generally prefer it over “trolling” although in this case it might be more appropriate. What I mean is spreading negative sentiment with the goal of subverting something.

          Spreading defeatism is enabling the oppression that you, correctly, describe as an objective reality

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            Should have gone with trolling. It think internet wise it really means to trigger a response from others and they did accomplish that.

            As I have said elsewhere, I’m not above a good wail now and again and won’t fault others for crying out. Crying doesnt enable an abuser. They abuse whether or not you do. Its what you do after you cried it out that matters.