• Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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    5 months ago

    Funny how quickly things turned to “no political violence is okay and joking about it makes you a terrorist” when only weeks before I was hearing and seeing “jokes” about certain politicians and death, assault (of varying kinds…), and all manner of “violent” things.

    But suddenly after Ajent Ornj takes a bit of shrapnel, it’s “not okay”

    And all the people who “hate Trump” who sit by day after day and say nothing about the other “jokes” because “we expect that from them” but jump in to lecture you about how you’re wrong… Well, are you hypocrites or just cowards? Why is it suddenly “not okay”?

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      5 months ago

      All sides are hypocrites when it comes to political violence. “Political violence is never acceptable” isn’t the guiding principle underpinning any president or legislator’s policy devisions. They only say it after political violence targets a member of their own class.

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      5 months ago

      Based on the dark humor groups on Facebook, I am quite confident this is what racists actually believe. Transphobes too.

      The poorly educated think dark humor is a joke an acceptable way to joke about ideas they hate.

      When a study linking dark humor to intelligence was released, the knuckle draggers clucked and strutted about, thinking their hatred indicated intelligence.

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    5 months ago

    Dark humor is a coping mechanism. You either get it or you don’t. Racists aren’t making jokes, they’re making statements and desperately hoping you like them. They turn into jokes when they fail. Just like when their dad went for milk and cigarettes.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    Don’t group me with Trumpers and godtards. I love dark humor and I love jokes about trump and religion. Do share!