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minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·edit-23 days agoSteve and me are entities. Democracy is an ideology. You cannot support an ideology while also supporting its polar opposite.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·3 days agoYes, I can, if I choose to be a hypocrite. I can push for both. Picture a seesaw. Polar opposite sides. Raising one lowers the other. We can support both sides with bricks to make it a table. Both sides are supported. But neither shows progress. I think we’re disagreeing on the word supported.
Steve and me are entities. Democracy is an ideology.
You cannot support an ideology while also supporting its polar opposite.
Yes, I can, if I choose to be a hypocrite. I can push for both.
Picture a seesaw. Polar opposite sides. Raising one lowers the other. We can support both sides with bricks to make it a table. Both sides are supported. But neither shows progress.
I think we’re disagreeing on the word supported.