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Have you seen progressive people be discriminatory either intentionally or unintentionally and if so in what way? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Edit: I didn't actually think I'd need to put this here but unfortunately I think those kinds of people are here

Bigots are not welcome on my post and they are certainly not welcome on my post to co-opt it to spread bigotry

I am progressive myself and support human rights and LGBTQ+ people

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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Is there supposed to be some equivalence between being politically progressive and not being discriminatory?

The way I see it is we're all equal opportunity assholes, it's just the context that differs. Ones politics does not make one a paragon of virtue.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Generally being more aware of something means less ignorant behavior like discrimination. Not a guarantee, but if someone is smart enough to understand racism they should be able to grasp sexisim and so on.

    Again, not a guarantee and there are plenty of people who are progressive about a limited number of topics.

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