2xar@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoToday's a good daylemmy.worldimagemessage-square127linkfedilinkarrow-up1982
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minus-squarePaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·12 days agoDefeatism is not helpful. Oppose what’s happening, don’t appease the executive. Allow there to be some way to betterment before all you can do is say ‘there’s no hope’
minus-squaretornavish@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoActually, it’s quite helpful.
minus-squarePaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·12 days agoDefeatism : an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat How is that helpful. The dictionary definition has nothing regarding pushing back
minus-squaretornavish@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoThat’s the word YOU choose to use, but “defeated” would only be true if we sit back and deny unpleasant truths.
Defeatism is not helpful. Oppose what’s happening, don’t appease the executive. Allow there to be some way to betterment before all you can do is say ‘there’s no hope’
Actually, it’s quite helpful.
Defeatism : an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
How is that helpful. The dictionary definition has nothing regarding pushing back
That’s the word YOU choose to use, but “defeated” would only be true if we sit back and deny unpleasant truths.